Covid inquiry turns to PPE deals and the 'VIP lane'The inquiry will investigate the government's pandemic spending of £48 billion on medical equipment, with claims of bias towards certain suppliers.
Watch live: Kemi Badenoch gives evidence at UK Covid inquiryThe Independent emphasizes the importance of accessible journalism in addressing critical issues like reproductive rights and the Covid inquiry.
Covid inquiry turns to PPE deals and the 'VIP lane'The inquiry will investigate the government's pandemic spending of £48 billion on medical equipment, with claims of bias towards certain suppliers.
Watch live: Kemi Badenoch gives evidence at UK Covid inquiryThe Independent emphasizes the importance of accessible journalism in addressing critical issues like reproductive rights and the Covid inquiry.
Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm evidence to be heard in privateThe Covid inquiry will hear evidence about PPE Medpro in private to prevent prejudice to ongoing criminal investigations.
How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?Prof Kevin Fong's testimony reveals the unseen realities of hospital struggles during the height of the Covid pandemic.
From face masks to 9 meals: questions Irish Covid inquiry must answer and why getting to the truth is vitalIreland's Covid inquiry aims to be a controlled fact-finding exercise, avoiding a witch-hunt approach seen in the UK.
Revealed: The coronavirus outbreak plan ignored by the government during the pandemicIt was revealed that a ready-made plan to tackle a coronavirus outbreak was drawn up in 2005 but was never used during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry's first report: poor preparation with tragic consequences | EditorialPoliticians and officials in the UK were ill-prepared for a pandemic, with inadequate strategies and lack of consideration for vulnerable groups.
Revealed: The coronavirus outbreak plan ignored by the government during the pandemicIt was revealed that a ready-made plan to tackle a coronavirus outbreak was drawn up in 2005 but was never used during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry's first report: poor preparation with tragic consequences | EditorialPoliticians and officials in the UK were ill-prepared for a pandemic, with inadequate strategies and lack of consideration for vulnerable groups.