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A public inquiry will be set up by next spring to investigate “rigorously and candidly” what mistakes the UK government made during the coronavirus pandemic, Boris Johnson has announced.
The prime minister said it was “absolutely vital” that “we should learn the lessons” of tackling Covid, promising a chair would be appointed and terms of reference confirmed after consultation with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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