The Covid memorial wall in London. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters
Thu 29 Apr 2021 13.00 EDT
Last modified on Tue 4 May 2021 12.21 EDT
Boris Johnsonâs refusal to trigger a public inquiry into the UKâs handling of Covid is facing a fresh challenge as some of the countryâs leading experts in government and healthcare demand the launch of an immediate investigation.
The Institute for Government (IfG), whose leadership includes the former Conservative cabinet minister David Lidington and the former Labour science minister Lord Sainsbury, will call on the prime minister to set up a statutory public inquiry in May, with hearings to start in September.