Not a single witness offered up by the UK’s largest group for families bereaved by Covid has been called to speak at the official inquiry, openDemocracy can reveal.
Those representing the voices of the bereaved say they are being “marginalised by the process” just days before the inquiry is set to begin. It follows a scandal sparked by openDemocracy’s revelation that Tory-linked PR firms had been hired to manage the voices of the bereaved.
The Covid-19 inquiry, which will hear its first evidence next week, has selected experts, politicians and individuals affected by the pandemic to give evidence where the country’s preparedness for a pandemic will be interrogated.
