News / Matt Hancock blames everybody but the government at Covid inquiry The former health secretary criticised local councils, civil servants and the World Health Organisation over UK failures By finlay johnston and Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 27 Jun 2023
News / Care homes ‘not a priority’ in pandemic planning months before Covid hit A November 2019 document shows the government chose not to prioritise adult social care in its flu pandemic plans By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 26 Jun 2023
News / Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt faces public Covid inquiry for first time Former health secretary says government didn’t ask right questions before Covid and admits ‘groupthink’ on herd immunity By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 21 Jun 2023
News / Deputy PM defends pause of pandemic prep to plan for no-deal Brexit Others speaking in the inquiry have described Operation Yellowhammer as ‘a really major consumer of resources’ By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 21 Jun 2023
News / Government stockpiled ‘much’ less PPE for Black staff – health chief Covid-19 inquiry hears how, despite warnings to stockpile PPE, Black healthcare staff had fewer masks available By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 19 Jun 2023
News / David Cameron grilled over claims austerity helped UK prepare for pandemic Ex-PM accused of being ‘in denial’ about the impact of cuts to UK services under his leadership By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 19 Jun 2023
News / Lockdowns not considered in UK’s emergency plans, Covid inquiry hears A senior civil servant said the government's planning was focused on a no-deal Brexit and flu pandemics By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 16 Jun 2023
News / UK didn’t consider structural racism in pandemic planning, documents reveal Covid-19 inquiry expert witnesses found almost no emergency planning material that mentioned health inequalities By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 16 Jun 2023
News / ‘Murderers’: Families slam secret Covid report ‘Lessons learned’ review reveals the government knew in 2020 that protecting NHS capacity had harmed adult social care By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 16 Jun 2023
News / Government won’t claim it ‘did everything right’ during the pandemic It marks a change in tone from Boris Johnson's claims that he and the Tory government got the “big calls right” By Anita Mureithi and Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 14 Jun 2023
Explainer / Everything you need to know about the UK Covid-19 inquiry Your guide to the independent inquiry into Britain’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which kicks off on 13 June By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 9 Jun 2023
News / Tory-linked PR firm is no longer working on Covid inquiry, lawyer confirms Involvement of 23Red seems to have discouraged bereaved families from engaging with inquiry’s ‘listening exercise’ By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 6 Jun 2023
