Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA public inquiry into the government's handling of coronavirus will start before the next Queen's Speech, Boris Johnson announced today. The Prime Minister finally put a deadline on kick-starting a full independent process to examine his actions in the pandemic - after 127,000 UK deaths. It comes after the government repeatedly refused bereaved families' demands for an immediate public inquiry, saying it would not be "appropriate" because officials' "workload" was too high. "I do believe it’s essential that we have a full, proper, public inquiry into the Covid pandemic and I’ve been clear with the House before." Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said: “We welcome this commitment and will hold the Prime Minister to it.

Source: Daily Mirror May 11, 2021 14:55 UTC