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The Covid Inquiry Podcast
BBC Radio 4
63 episodes
5 days ago

Full coverage of the Covid Inquiry as it takes evidence. With Jim Reed, Vanessa Clarke, Divya Talwar, Lorna Gordon, Hywel Griffith and Jennifer O'Leary.

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Full coverage of the Covid Inquiry as it takes evidence. With Jim Reed, Vanessa Clarke, Divya Talwar, Lorna Gordon, Hywel Griffith and Jennifer O'Leary.

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The Covid Inquiry Podcast
63. Rishi Sunak

The Covid Inquiry hears evidence from Rishi Sunak. The former prime minister served as chancellor during the height of the pandemic and was behind measures such as furlough. He told the Inquiry the government's support for self-employed workers was "imperfectly targeted" but "generous". Ben King reports.

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5 days ago
15 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
62. 'The Chancellor Was Right To Look Sombre'

The Covid Inquiry takes evidence on how the Treasury responded to the start of the pandemic and the imposition of lockdown. One of the key witnesses giving evidence was Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey. Theo Leggett reports.

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1 week ago
16 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
61. 'A Lockdown Of The Economy'

The Covid Inquiry hears how - as covid infections spread rapidly across the country - the Government designed a furlough scheme and intervened to support businesses. With evidence from Dr Tim Leunig, described as the economic architect of furlough, and former ministers in the Scottish and Welsh governments. Theo Leggett reports.

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2 weeks ago
13 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
60. 'The Government Is Going To Step In'

The Covid Inquiry begins a new module looking at the impact of the pandemic on the UK economy. In its first week of evidence the Inquiry hears about the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) - more commonly known as furlough - and how it operated. Theo Leggett reports.

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3 weeks ago
14 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
59. 'Too Little, Too Late'

Baroness Hallett, Chair of the Inquiry, delivers her second report into the way the four governments of the UK responded to the pandemic. Summarising her conclusions as 'too little, too late', she outlines a failure by each government "to appreciate the scale of the threat or the urgency of the response it demanded". Jim Reed reports.

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1 month ago
24 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
58. Boris Johnson

The Covid Inquiry takes its final week of evidence into how the pandemic affected children and young people. Among those appearing at the Inquiry are former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chief Medical Officer for England Sir Chris Whitty, and former Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford. Vanessa Clarke reports.

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2 months ago
18 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
57. Gavin Williamson

The Covid Inquiry takes evidence on how and when decisions were taken to close schools during the pandemic. Gavin Williamson, then England's Education Secretary, describes how his department interacted with Number 10. This episode contains some strong language. Vanessa Clarke reports.

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2 months ago
16 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
56. ‘Needs Soared Through the Roof’

The Covid Inquiry takes a second week of evidence on how children and young people were affected by the pandemic. This week, Alison Morton from the Institute of Health Visiting describes the impact of stopping home visits to new parents, and how staff were redeployed. There is also evidence from Chief Nursing Officer for England Duncan Burton, Scottish First Minister John Swinney, and representatives of schools with high numbers of disadvantaged students. Vanessa Clarke reports.

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2 months ago
20 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
55. 'Children Had No Voice'

The Covid Inquiry takes evidence in a new module studying the impact of the pandemic on children. Among those appearing this week was the former Children’s Commissioner Baroness Anne Longfield. Vanessa Clarke reports.

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2 months ago
17 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
54. ‘We Lived It’

The Covid Inquiry reaches its last week of evidence on the impact of the pandemic on adult social care. Lady Justice Hallett hears from members of the disabled community who reflect on what it was like as visitation rules were tightened and – in some cases - PPE was not available. Families of those who died during the pandemic describe the distressing moments of saying goodbye over a mobile phone. Divya Talwar reports.

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4 months ago
27 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
53. 'Fit to Discharge'

In its penultimate week looking at social care, the Covid Inquiry hears from the former health ministers of Northern Ireland and Scotland, examining the decision made in the early part of the pandemic to release hospital patients back into care homes. The Inquiry also hears from former senior civil servant Alasdair Donaldson, who describes “complete chaos” in the Department of Health and Social Care in April 2020. The government has said it is committed to learning lessons from the inquiry. Divya Talwar reports.

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5 months ago
24 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
52. 'Stop Visiting'

The Covid Inquiry continues to hear evidence about how social care settings were affected during the pandemic. This week former social care minister Helen Whately describes her concerns around visiting policies in place at the time, as well as the controversial decision to release individuals from hospitals into care homes. The Inquiry also hears from Sir Sajid Javid, former Health Secretary, on mandatory vaccinations for care home staff. Divya Talwar reports.

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5 months ago
28 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
51. How It Spread

The Covid Inquiry continues taking evidence on how Covid 19 spread in care homes, examining the decision-making around rapid release of elderly patients from hospital in March 2020. Evidence is taken from Dame Jenny Harries, former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, Mary Cridge, Director of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission and Christina McAnea, General Secretary of the trade union Unison. Divya Talwar reports.

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5 months ago
24 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
50. 'A Protective Ring'

In the first week of a new module looking at social care during the pandemic, the Covid Inquiry takes evidence from care home workers and the families of some of those who died. One of the main witnesses, giving evidence for the final time, is former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who answers criticism of his use of the phrase 'protective ring' when describing how care homes were treated. Divya Talwar reports.

A warning - some of the testimony is very distressing, with a reference to suicide. If you've been affected by the issues raised, you can contact the BBC's Action Line at bbc.co.uk/actionline

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5 months ago
30 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
49. ‘I wasn’t the decision maker’

In the final week of this part of the Inquiry we hear testimony from scientists involved in test and trace and public health officials running contact tracing on the ground.

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6 months ago
30 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
48. 'We suggested more carrot, but they always want to go for stick'

The inquiry hears more about test and trace & whether the UK is prepared for another pandemic. With evidence from former health secretary Matt Hancock, former chief scientific advisor Lord Patrick Vallance and former First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford. Jim Reed reports.

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7 months ago
32 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
47. 'Test and Trace is like Whack-A-Mole'

The Covid Inquiry begins looking at the £30 billion pounds spent on the Government's efforts to test, trace and isolate those who tested positive during the pandemic. With evidence from Sir Paul Nurse, from the Francis Crick Institute, Professor Naomi Fulop from UCL and Professor Alan McNally from the University of Birmingham. Jim Reed reports.

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7 months ago
30 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
46. 'France Cancelled The Order'

In the final week of the module on procurement, the Inquiry hears from those trying to ensure that Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland had enough PPE, and why they didn't use high priority lanes, as England did. Jim Reed reports.

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9 months ago
27 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
45. 'Capitalism Saved Us'

The Covid Inquiry holds its first private session behind closed doors as it takes evidence about the company PPE Medpro – linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband. In the open hearings, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock describes how he and others in the Department tried to secure enough PPE for the NHS. Jim Reed reports.

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9 months ago
34 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast
44. 'Politically Motivated Bilge'

The Covid Inquiry takes evidence on how some offers of PPE were placed in a higher priority route, and the role politicians and government officials played in procurement. One of the main witnesses is Michael Gove, Minister for the Cabinet Office at the time, who argues that much of the newspaper commentary around the 'so-called PPE scandal' was 'politically motivated bilge'. Jim Reed reports.

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9 months ago
38 minutes

The Covid Inquiry Podcast

Full coverage of the Covid Inquiry as it takes evidence. With Jim Reed, Vanessa Clarke, Divya Talwar, Lorna Gordon, Hywel Griffith and Jennifer O'Leary.