The Inquiry
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| Initial release | Spain |
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| Directors | Giulio Base |
| Budget | 8 million EUR (estimated) |
| Composers | Andrea Morricone |
| Story by | Ennio Flaiano |
| Suso Cecchi d'Amico | |
| Valerio Massimo Manfredi | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 2320678 |
About The Inquiry
Roman Emperor Tiberius learns that a new kingdom is set to rise in the East following the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. He sends his general Titus Valerius Taurus to investigate the matter.
Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment
... The Inquiry heard that one person dies as a result of contaminated blood products every four days...
Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right
... His evidence will follow weeks of heavy criticism of him at The Inquiry...
Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock
... More on Covid and the Covid InquiryOn his second day of evidence to The Inquiry, he was questioned on government decisions as Covid cases began rising in autumn 2020...
Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
... During The Inquiry, Mr Hancock has been accused of being untruthful...
Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions
... Mr Raab, who was then also foreign secretary and later served as deputy prime minister, told The Inquiry: " There is a whole circus that can be built up in the media and elsewhere around the internal battles between individuals, and some of that is natural and healthy...
Covid inquiry: Michael Gove defends Boris Johnson over lockdown decision-making
... Mr Gove was the first senior cabinet minister at the centre of the UK government s response to the pandemic to give evidence in this part of The Inquiry...
Excluding us from meetings harmed Covid response, mayors tell inquiry
... The Inquiry heard that his earlier requests to attend were rejected by No 10 on the grounds that other regional mayors would then need to be invited...
What is behind Alex Salmond's new legal fight with the Scottish government?
... The Inquiry saw people like Mr Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon give hours of evidence, and laid bare the problems in the government s attempts to defend the judicial review after legal advice was published...
Chris Mason: The battle for truth over Covid is only just starting
By Chris MasonPolitical editor, BBC News
There has been an explosion of news about Boris Johnson .
Not for the First Time .
But actually, if we peer beyond the former Prime Minister , what this is actually about is how, or even whether, we ever get to the whole truth about what went on during the pandemic among those making the big decisions at Westminster.
There is a row right now between The Public inquiry into Covid and the government.
At its core is A Question about disclosure.
How much, if any, black marker pen should be put through various messages Written By and sent between senior figures in government at The Time , so we can't read them properly?
It is what Westminster calls " redactions".
Covid victims' groups say it is outrageous and a cover-up.
There has been a flurry of letters back and forth published by the Covid inquiry which highlight this tussle.
The Inquiry wants to see the unredacted WhatsApp messages between Mr Johnson and 40 people.
So who is listed?
Prof Sir Chris Whitty , England's chief medical officer.
Sir Patrick Vallance , the former chief scientific adviser to the government at Westminster.
Those stalwarts of those nightly briefings we got used to.
And, Yes - among many Others - Rishi Sunak .
So What is the government's case for saying no?
The Crux of this is the bit of The Law that relates to public inquiries, and how they operate. It is called the Inquiries Act 2005.
The government claims some of The Material sought is " unambiguously irrelevant" to The Inquiry .
Sources in government reckon they have got a good case. But so does The Inquiry .
And you know what happens when this happens? Lawyers get involved.
Talking of Lawyers - Mr Johnson.
His taxpayer-funded Lawyers preparing him for the Covid inquiry came across what they thought might amount to evidence of further breaches of pandemic restrictions.
The Cabinet Office , the engine room at The Heart of government, was informed, and civil servants told The Police .
Mr Johnson is livid and now looking for a new set of Lawyers .
New Lawyers , same bill payer - you and me, the taxpayer.
The Convention here is when government figures or former government figures find themselves called in front of inquiries in relation to their former public duties, public funds will Pick Up the tab for their legal representation.
One source insisted Mr Johnson going lawyer shopping wouldn't hike The Bill .
This blizzard of detail with a certain Mr Johnson at The Heart of it is merely The Beginning .
The Battle for reputations, accountability and, ultimately, truth over Covid is only just getting started.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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