Lack of government planning and weakness in health and social care left UK vulnerable to Covid, says Sally Davies
Covid-19 inquiry hears how, despite warnings to stockpile PPE, Black healthcare staff had fewer masks available
Ex-PM accused of being ‘in denial’ about the impact of cuts to UK services under his leadership
A senior civil servant said the government's planning was focused on a no-deal Brexit and flu pandemics
Covid-19 inquiry expert witnesses found almost no emergency planning material that mentioned health inequalities
Experts on emergency planning and management give frank assessment of UK’s preparedness as public hearings continue
It marks a change in tone from Boris Johnson's claims that he and the Tory government got the “big calls right”
Families in Wales who lost loved ones to Covid-19 feel let down by their leaders, representative tells UK inquiry
Families’ lawyers demand answers over role of discrimination in determining who died
Your guide to the independent inquiry into Britain’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which kicks off on 13 June
Our readers have paid for three journalists to report on the historic UK Covid inquiry, which begins next week
As the UK's Covid inquiry gets under way amid legal action from the government and the scandal of missing evidence, join openDemocracy's politics chief Ruby Lott-Lavigna and key figures in the campaign for justice for a frank discussion about the road ahead.
