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Rishi Sunak heckled as he defends government’s contaminated blood scandal response

Prime minister faces laughter and groans at public inquiry

The Independent UK

Bereaved relatives in compensation plea as Government figures face blood inquiry

Commons Leader and former paymaster general Penny Mordaunt is to give evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry on Monday.

The Independent UK

Bereaved relatives of victims of blood scandal to deliver letter to Number 10

Ahead of Rishi Sunak’s evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry, they are calling action on setting up a compensation body.

The Independent UK

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Covid-19 messages ‘recovered from Boris Johnson’s old phone’

The WhatsApp chats will be handed to the inquiry, a spokesperson for the former PM says

The Independent UK

Experts extract Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from phone he was told not to use

Technical experts have recovered all relevant messages from Boris Johnson’s old phone that he had been advised not to use on security grounds and he will hand them over “unredacted” to the coronavirus inquiry, a spokesman for the ex-prime minister has said.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from old phone still not handed to Covid inquiry

Government officials are helping him to try to retrieve the messages on the locked device relating to the early pandemic response, it is understood.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApps from old phone still not handed to inquiry

Government officials are helping him to try to retrieve the messages on the locked device relating to the early pandemic response, it is understood.

The Independent UK

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Katie Allan's mum in heartbreaking tribute ahead of inquiry into tragic deaths at Polmont prison

Linda Allan said her daughter Katie is "by their sides" as the first hearing in a Fatal Accident Inquiry into her death as well as that of 16-year-old William Lindsay is held at Falkirk Sheriff Court.

Glasgow Live

Mortuary abuse inquiry making ‘good progress’ as new appeal launched

The independent inquiry is asking funeral directors to come forward to help with the second phase of the review.

The Independent UK

Bereaved families demand answers as top lawyers quit Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Alastair Duncan KC and Victoria Arnott quit the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry last week in a move which shocked many of those participating.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson's WhatsApps MUST be handed to Covid Inquiry in blow for Rishi Sunak

Causing another headache for the embattled PM, judges said there were no grounds to block inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett's order to hand over the material

Daily Mirror

Former senior GMP officer could face criminal charges after Manchester Arena inquiry evidence

Dale Sexton played a key command role on the night - the police watchdog will now submit evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service

Manchester Evening News

Prime Minister and Chancellor to be grilled on 'question of compensation' at the Infected Blood Inquiry

Campaigners have welcomed news that Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak will appear before the inquiry later this month

Chronicle Live

Lead lawyer looking into Edinburgh scandal-hit hospital public inquiry quits

Alastair Duncan KC left his post as counsel to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry on Friday alongside fellow lawyer Victoria Arnott.

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Daily Record

Lead lawyer looking into scandal-hit hospitals public inquiry has quit

Alastair Duncan KC left his post as counsel to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry on Friday alongside fellow lawyer Victoria Arnott.

The National (Scotland)

Spying on left-wing groups by secret Met Police squad 'not justified', report finds

Spying on left-wing groups by a secret Metropolitan police squad was not justified and the unit should have been closed down, a landmark report has…

The Independent UK

‘Police unit’s spying was not justified and squad should have been closed down’

Findings from the first part of a mammoth public inquiry into undercover policing were published on Thursday.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Tram Inquiry report could be delayed further as probe branded 'farcical'

The long-awaited report into why the tram project was delivered over-budget and late has been with publishers since April and a spokesperson for the inquiry says they hope it will be ready before autumn

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Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry: Matt Hancock slams 'body bag' approach as angry bereaved turn backs on him

Over three hours of questioning, ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted there were insufficient PPE stockpiles and testing capacity but refused to accept blame - instead tearing into emergency planning

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock ‘profoundly sorry’ for every death caused by Covid-19

The former health secretary told the Covid inquiry he took his role as ‘principle responder’ to a pandemic ‘very seriously’.

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock urged not to 'rewrite history' on austerity at Covid Inquiry grilling

The ex-Health Secretary could face questions on NHS resources after Dame Sally Davies, the former Chief Medical Officer, told the Inquiry the Government 'disinvested' in public health, leaving the country lacking 'resilience'

Daily Mirror

Inside Covid Inquiry Week Two - blame, denials, heckles, Tory cuts and tears

Politicians, top scientists and medics have given evidence to the Covid Inquiry so far, as it kicked off its investigation with a focus on how well the UK was prepared for the arrival of the virus

Daily Mirror

What was the Windrush scandal and who were the victims of the injustice

Despite living in Britain for decades, some of the Windrush generation lost their jobs, were refused medical care or even faced deportation threats because they lacked the proper documentation

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry: UK could have avoided lockdowns with quarantine, says Hunt

The UK’s first Covid lockdown may have been avoided if the country had put more effort into quarantining at the start of the pandemic, former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

Daily Mirror

Covid inquiry: What we learned on the day austerity chief George Osborne gave evidence

The former Chancellor's evidence under oath came just 24 hours after his ex-boss David Cameron became the first politician to face the Inquiry - and was heckled with cries of 'shame on you'

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