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Ministers feared Covid would be ‘federalist Trojan horse’ for devolved nations

Boris Johnson worried that working with leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could look like a ‘mini EU’

Disabled people an ‘afterthought’ in pandemic response, Covid inquiry told

Experts said measures excluded disabled people and there should have been safe spaces for the LGBTIQ+ community

Lockdown messaging on domestic violence came ‘too late’, Covid inquiry told

Exemptions for women and children leaving abusers was ‘hidden’ in government guidance, a leading charity said

Keeping schools shut during Covid was ‘terrible mistake’, inquiry hears

Former children’s commissioner aimed a swipe at Gavin Williamson and said government ‘overlooked’ young people

‘Institutional racism’ led to lack of data on health inequalities pre-Covid

Lack of data on older ethnic minority people due to underfunding was ‘particularly concerning’, Covid inquiry hears

Government lost control of Covid when it stopped contact tracing, BMA says

British Medical Association has criticised inadequate PPE, poor public health messaging and Test and Trace failures

Government’s Covid response must be judged on number of deaths, inquiry hears

The second module of the inquiry into Covid-19 will scrutinise the government’s initial response to the pandemic