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    UK-wide Covid-19 inquiry to begin sittings in Belfast

    by Cillian Sherlock Apr 30, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Legislation to ensure people are never restricted from visiting dying loved ones is needed, campaigners have said ahead of the first UK Covid-19 Inquiry sitting in Belfast.

    The UK-wide inquiry’s hearings in Belfast begin on Tuesday and will run for three weeks and are designed to provide an opportunity to look in “depth” at the decisions taken in Northern Ireland.

    This module will investigate the initial response, central government decision-making, political and civil service performance as well as the effectiveness

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