cut it, i m afraid. the swathes of the south is not ready to cut it, i m afraid. cut it, i m afraid. the government sa s cut it, i m afraid. the government says more cut it, i m afraid. the government says more deals cut it, i m afraid. the government says more deals will cut it, i m afraid. the government says more deals will be cut it, i m afraid. the government| says more deals will be announced when children go back to school but any further financial support will be a decision for whoever the next prime minister is. ione wells, bbc news. the official inquiry into the uk s pandemic preparedness has been launched by its chair baroness hallett. the uk covid 19 inquiry will begin preliminary hearings this year and the first witnesses will be called next spring. 0ur health correspondent jim reed is here. what s the scope of this inquiry going to be? what s the scope of this inquiry auoin to be? , ~ , .,, ., going to be? very likely to be one ofthe going to be? very likely to
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variant and the need to get the booster programme on steroids, basically, and attempt also to warn people of the dangers ahead, so moving the conversation on he will try to take the focus away from those questions which keir starmer raised about his lack of authority and lack of trust amongst his own mps. ~ . . and lack of trust amongst his own mps. ~ ., ., , and lack of trust amongst his own mps. ~ . ., , ., ., mps. we are hearing news about who will chair the mps. we are hearing news about who will chair the covid mps. we are hearing news about who will chair the covid inquiry, mps. we are hearing news about who will chair the covid inquiry, have - will chair the covid inquiry, have you got any more details? we believe it will be baroness you got any more details? we believe it will be baroness hallet you got any more details? we believe it will be baroness hallet who - you got any more details? we believe it will be baroness hallet who is - you got any more details? we bel