Summary

  • The UK Covid-19 Inquiry, sitting in Belfast, is scrutinising the Northern Ireland Executive's handling of the pandemic

  • More than 4,000 people died in Northern Ireland with Covid 19 in the first two years of the pandemic

  • The inquiry is in its third and final week of sitting in Northern Ireland.

Live Reporting

  1. UK Covid Inquiry in Northern Ireland

    Baroness Arlene Foster is appearing before the UK Covid Inquiry in Belfast today.

    She was Northern Ireland first minister from January 2016 to January 2017 and during the pandemic from January 2020 until she resigned on 14 June 2021.

    Former Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd will also be appearing this afternoon.

    You can watch a stream of the inquiry by clicking the play button above.