Boris delaying and trying to bin an inquiry into his abysmal handling over Covid and his direct cause of thousands of deaths… well I would never have expected this at all… FFS, typical of this fucking self entitled murderer.
> It is “impossible” for the public inquiry into the government’s response to the Covid pandemic to begin on time after Boris Johnson delayed preparations for it, experts are warning.
> The prime minister is accused of appearing to shunt the investigation – which he pledged would begin in “spring 2022” – to the bottom of his “to do list”, after dragging his heels on agreeing its scope.
> No hearings will now be possible before the summer at the earliest, say groups who have studied previous inquiries, after hold-ups appointing a chair and agreeing crucial terms of reference.
> There are fears of further delays with the government “in paralysis” because of the Partygate scandal
> The fresh delay has angered the families of Covid victims, after Mr Johnson rejected repeated pleas to start the inquiry sooner – instead waiting until two years after the pandemic struck.
> He has been accused of stalling in order to prevent likely damning conclusions coming out before a general election in spring 2024, with public inquiries typically taking two years, at least.
> Lobby Akinnola, spokesperson for Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, said: “**Once the inquiry is officially set up, it becomes an offence to tamper with or destroy evidence.**”
> “**But, until that happens there’s a risk of key evidence, being lost**”. After the attempts to cover up ‘Partygate’, that is especially worrying.”
Of course evidence will be “lost” and “destroyed” it’s Boris and the Tories we are talking about here
> The range of controversies is vast, including the timing of lockdown decisions, the scientific advice sought, testing and PPE, the discharge of infected patients into care homes, the initial decision not to close borders, and much more.
> Mr Johnson defended his stalling on the grounds it would “weigh down” scientific advisers and take up “huge amounts of officials’ time” if the pandemic flared up again.
> In the Commons last week, he appeared to pre-judge the inquiry, when he boasted to MPs: “We have the fastest-growing economy in the G7 and we have got all the big calls right.”
> But an inquiry last year, by two Tory-led Commons committees, was damning, calling his response “one of the most important public health failures the United Kingdom has ever experienced”.
> Delaying lockdown in March 2020 – as a “herd immunity” strategy was explored – and failing to protect elderly and vulnerable people in care caused thousands of avoidable deaths, it said.
Boris and the Tories all directly responsible for thousands of deaths will do everything they possibly can to avoid this inquiry ever happening and / or will neuter it to become useless if they cannot stop it.
> The Cabinet Office declined to discuss the reasons for the delay in publishing draft terms of reference, when panel members will be selected, or whether office space for the inquiry has been secured.
Typical self serving BS as ever
How many enquiries are we waiting on with this Government now?
Ah the Crime Minister strikes again. It’s almost like there is an issue with having a mostly unaccountable head of state when so much of political elections is determined by money & the influence of those with money.
Well the public seem to have completely forgotten how incompetent the UKs response to covid was, despite having the 2 week early warning system that was the rest of Europe. SO will be nice to remind them in a couple of years time.
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Boris delaying and trying to bin an inquiry into his abysmal handling over Covid and his direct cause of thousands of deaths… well I would never have expected this at all… FFS, typical of this fucking self entitled murderer.
> It is “impossible” for the public inquiry into the government’s response to the Covid pandemic to begin on time after Boris Johnson delayed preparations for it, experts are warning.
> The prime minister is accused of appearing to shunt the investigation – which he pledged would begin in “spring 2022” – to the bottom of his “to do list”, after dragging his heels on agreeing its scope.
> No hearings will now be possible before the summer at the earliest, say groups who have studied previous inquiries, after hold-ups appointing a chair and agreeing crucial terms of reference.
> There are fears of further delays with the government “in paralysis” because of the Partygate scandal
> The fresh delay has angered the families of Covid victims, after Mr Johnson rejected repeated pleas to start the inquiry sooner – instead waiting until two years after the pandemic struck.
> He has been accused of stalling in order to prevent likely damning conclusions coming out before a general election in spring 2024, with public inquiries typically taking two years, at least.
> Lobby Akinnola, spokesperson for Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, said: “**Once the inquiry is officially set up, it becomes an offence to tamper with or destroy evidence.**”
> “**But, until that happens there’s a risk of key evidence, being lost**”. After the attempts to cover up ‘Partygate’, that is especially worrying.”
Of course evidence will be “lost” and “destroyed” it’s Boris and the Tories we are talking about here
> The range of controversies is vast, including the timing of lockdown decisions, the scientific advice sought, testing and PPE, the discharge of infected patients into care homes, the initial decision not to close borders, and much more.
> Mr Johnson defended his stalling on the grounds it would “weigh down” scientific advisers and take up “huge amounts of officials’ time” if the pandemic flared up again.
> In the Commons last week, he appeared to pre-judge the inquiry, when he boasted to MPs: “We have the fastest-growing economy in the G7 and we have got all the big calls right.”
> But an inquiry last year, by two Tory-led Commons committees, was damning, calling his response “one of the most important public health failures the United Kingdom has ever experienced”.
> Delaying lockdown in March 2020 – as a “herd immunity” strategy was explored – and failing to protect elderly and vulnerable people in care caused thousands of avoidable deaths, it said.
Boris and the Tories all directly responsible for thousands of deaths will do everything they possibly can to avoid this inquiry ever happening and / or will neuter it to become useless if they cannot stop it.
> The Cabinet Office declined to discuss the reasons for the delay in publishing draft terms of reference, when panel members will be selected, or whether office space for the inquiry has been secured.
Typical self serving BS as ever
How many enquiries are we waiting on with this Government now?
Ah the Crime Minister strikes again. It’s almost like there is an issue with having a mostly unaccountable head of state when so much of political elections is determined by money & the influence of those with money.
Well the public seem to have completely forgotten how incompetent the UKs response to covid was, despite having the 2 week early warning system that was the rest of Europe. SO will be nice to remind them in a couple of years time.