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Tory austerity chancellor George Osborne 'must appear at Covid Inquiry' say bereaved

Campaigners have demanded that Mr Osborne, who unleashed a devastating assault on public services after the Conservatives took power in 2010, answers questions over whether this led to thousands of Covid deaths

Daily Mirror · Feb 19, 2023

Concern over Covid inquiry PR firms that worked for Government during pandemic

A barrister representing bereaved families said companies hired by the inquiry should declare any work that could be deemed a conflict of interest.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Covid inquiry chairwoman ‘sympathetic’ to request to delay first hearing

Baroness Hallett was told the requirement to make ‘thousands of manual redactions’ had slowed down preparations for holding the debut public session.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

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Covid inquiry asked to delay first hearing for a month due to redaction workload

Hugo Keith KC, counsel for the inquiry, said ‘literally thousands of manual redactions’ were having to be made to UK Government submissions.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Covid inquiry told it must look at whether Tory austerity hampered readiness for pandemic

Pete Weatherby KC, representing the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group, told a preliminary hearing today that he backs a call by the TUC for austerity to be looked at in the long-anticipated probe

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2023

Covid inquiry: Those who suffered will be at its heart, Baroness Hallett vows

The former judge promised that the inquiry would ‘not drag on for decades, producing reports when it is too late for them to do any good’.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Covid inquiry ‘marginalising’ bereaved on first day of hearing

Lawyer for families said there was concern about how the inquiry team had been engaging with them

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

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