All news on the topic: Public inquiry

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Parents of Lucy Letby victim fear hospital boss has 'get out of jail free card'
The devastated couple want to see the Countess of Chester Hospital’s ex-medical director, Ian Harvey, grilled over claims that he could have stopped Letby’s killing spree sooner
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Fury as tragic TikTok star sent 'suicide kit' by chef linked to 88 Brit deaths
Imogen Nunn, 25, who was deaf, took her own life in January after allegedly being supplied a chemical by Kenneth Law from Canada - and now her mum is urging police to act
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Woman attacked by 'Angel of Death' as baby asks if Lucy Letby is coming for her
Letby attacked many of her tiny victims in the same way as Beverley Allitt, who was given 13 life sentences in 1993 for murdering four children in her care and harming nine others
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Dad of killer nurse Beverley Allitt victim wants red flag hospital alert system
David Crampton - whose son Paul was five months old when killer nurse Beverley Allitt attacked him - is urging there to be a “pattern spotting” warning system introduced in hospitals
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'Everything must be done to ensure that a Lucy Letby never happens again'
It is horrific to now know parents were placing their children in the arms of a serial killer, and we may never know what drove her to commit some of worst crimes known
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Top lawyer calls for public inquiry on 'jaw-dropping' miscarriage of justice
Documents show the DNA of another man was identified three years after Andy Malkinson was wrongly jailed for rape and now Lord Edward Garnier KC wants 'complete and utter disclosure'
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Pensioners blast 'disdainful' Tories as ministers rule out ageism public inquiry
The Silver Voices campaign group hoped its petition would trigger a probe into alleged discrimination against older people, especially around accessing online services
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'My niece died after being bound and gagged by police - racism is STILL rife'
Joy Gardner died after suffering respiratory failure during a police raid, but her family says nothing has changed and many Black people are still being ill-treated by law enforcement
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Victims of 'Grenfell of the 70s' inferno call for justice to honour 50 who died
The campaign is being backed by survivors and those who lost loved ones as the horrific memories of the night in 1973 will never fade
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Top Tory blames 'chaotic' Covid crisis for infected blood scandal payout delays
The top Tory suggested then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak was preoccupied with the pandemic, adding there was a breakdown in communication about compensation for victims
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Evidence of crimes against Brit servicemen in Cold War radiation experiments
The nuked blood scandal first exposed by the Mirror last year has uncovered shocking new evidence of possible crimes committed by the British state against its own servicemen
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MoD 'doesn't know' how many veterans are infertile after radiation experiments
Yet another veteran of the Cold War has died alone without family, with friends desperately trying to trace distant relatives in the hope they can attend his funeral
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'Stephen's family act with dignity, but they surely can't endure much more pain'
Eva Simpson says that, 30 years on from his horrific murder, the family of Stephen Lawrence still can't find the peace they deserve following the news that there is a sixth suspect identified as being involved in the racist attack
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Grieving families want Hillsborough-style inquest for 'biggest NHS scandal ever'
At least 456 people died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately - with lawyer Emma Jones bidding for a Hillsborough-style inquest
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Traumatised cop who trawled footage of morgue monster suffered hallucinations
Former DS David Shipley came out of retirement to help with the case and is now calling for the law to treat sexual crimes against the dead and the living in the same way.
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David Cameron heckled 'shame on you' after defending Tory cuts at Covid Inquiry
David Cameron faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership between 2010 and 2016 as he became the first politician to be grilled by the Covid Inquiry
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'Covid Inquiry must probe allegations the Tories delayed unduly in responding'
The Covid pandemic isn’t ancient history, it is an ongoing nightmare – for those ill now as well as for many survivors
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Covid Inquiry told to probe how insecure work left Brits vulnerable to pandemic
The Trades Union Congress wants the official investigation led by Baroness Heather Hallett to examine how people in zero-hours contracts or otherwise irregular work were affected
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Government 'trusts' Covid Inquiry chair - despite blocking release of WhatsApps
The Cabinet Office has launched a judicial review - estimated to cost well into the six figures - seeking to block the disclosure of message from ex-PM Boris Johnson and key figures to the Covid inquiry
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Man furious as council use little-known law to buy his land to build cycle path
Robert Moore faces losing some of his land for a new cycle path, more than 40 years after his family had to give up some to allow a piece of road and a housing estate to be built
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Covid inquiry should examine 'brutal' Tory austerity, unions and bereaved demand
Stage one of the public inquiry will examine the UK's "resilience and preparedness" for the crisis, with ex-PM David Cameron and his Chancellor George Osborne set to appear.
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Rishi Sunak's legal battle with Covid inquiry could cost 'well into six figures'
The Cabinet Office launched a judicial review to block requests from the inquiry chairwoman to hand over unredacted WhatsApp messages between Boris Johnson and officials involved in the crisis
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'Blocking disclosure smacks of cynical attempt to pull the wool over our eyes'
Only the inquiry judge can declare what matters and what doesn’t. The unavailability or disappearance of potential evidence is unacceptable
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'Anything less than full co-operation from PM is an insult to pandemic victims'
Setting up a Covid public inquiry before denying it information smacks of sparing political blushes by Rishi Sunak who should instruct the Cabinet Office to hand over whatever it wants
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Boris Johnson's new lawyers set to cost taxpayers more than £1 million
Labour said it was “outrageous” that hard-working taxpayers will continue to pay Mr Johnson’s legal bills, as he “rakes in millions from globe-trotting speaking gigs”.