Boris Johnson has pledged to set up a public inquiry into the government’s handling of the Covid pandemic during this parliamentary session. It is the first time the prime minister has set out a loose timeframe for such an inquiry. ‘I do believe it’s essential we have a full, proper public inquiry into the Covid pandemic,’ the prime minister said, in response to a question from the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey. ‘I can certainly say that we will do that within this session’
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