Chief medical officer tells UK Covid-19 inquiry that breaking rank with rest of UK may have been counterproductive
Top scientists tell Covid inquiry they expected the prime minister to announce a UK-wide lockdown on 12 March 2020
Councils provide social care, schools and housing. And half of them are about to run out of money
Peter Halligan ‘could and should have done more’, another scientist in devolved administration told Covid inquiry
UK’s Covid-19 inquiry discusses whether Wales’s handling of the pandemic was affected by a focus on England
UK Covid inquiry heard of commissioner’s ‘anger’ after Welsh deputy health minister rejected call for more action
‘Confusion’ over pandemic rules either side of Anglo-Welsh border among issues raised as UK Covid inquiry restarts
Welsh ministers were also slammed by Covid bereaved for deleting texts and failing to establish independent inquiry
The stories we hear of poverty in Britain are just horrific – and all we have are sticking plasters
Ministers are patting themselves on the back for pulling together a list of vague ideas and research proposals
The Covid inquiry has been hindered by the deletion of texts sent by those in government, campaigners say
The former first minister also denied having a political agenda in her management of the pandemic
