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Covid inquiry

Latest news, features and analysis on the Covid-19 inquiry examining the UK's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Article thumbnail: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 11: Bereaved relatives who lost loved-ones during the pandemic demonstrate outside Dorland House as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives evidence to the COVID inquiry in London, United Kingdom on December 11, 2023. The inquiry, chaired by Baroness Heather Hallett, has been set up to examine the UK's response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic with Module 2 focused on core political and administrative decision-making. (Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Health

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Article thumbnail: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 31: Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon departs the UK Covid inquiry at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) on January 31, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Witness appearing today is former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The inquiry, separate from the Scottish Covid Inquiry, examines the UK's response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Module 2a focusing on the Scottish Government's decision-making regarding the nature and spread of Covid-19. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
News
Fact Check

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News

Boris Johnson was 'wrong person to be PM', Sturgeon tells Covid inquiry

Article thumbnail: There have been calls for Nicola Sturgeon to resign her SNP membership in the wake of her arrrest (Photo: Reuters)
Article thumbnail: There have been calls for Nicola Sturgeon to resign her SNP membership in the wake of her arrrest (Photo: Reuters)
Article thumbnail: Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon returns to the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, following her arrest in the police investigation into the SNP's finances. Picture date: Tuesday June 20, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS SNP. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon returns to the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, following her arrest in the police investigation into the SNP's finances. Picture date: Tuesday June 20, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS SNP. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Screen grab from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry live stream of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry hearing at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre which is exploring core UK decision-making and political governance. Issue date: Wednesday January 31, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus . Photo credit should read: UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Article thumbnail: Screen grab from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry live stream of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry hearing at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre which is exploring core UK decision-making and political governance. Issue date: Wednesday January 31, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus . Photo credit should read: UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Article thumbnail: PABest Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, arrives at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry hearing at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). The hearing is examining core UK decision-making and political governance in Scotland. Picture date: Monday January 29, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: PABest Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, arrives at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry hearing at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). The hearing is examining core UK decision-making and political governance in Scotland. Picture date: Monday January 29, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story INQUIRY Coronavirus. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire