Summary

  • The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is hearing from more witnesses in London

  • Giving evidence today are Simon Ridley, the former head of the Cabinet Office Covid-19 Taskforce, and the former chief of staff at No 10 Lord Edward Udny-Lister

  • Last week the inquiry heard from Dominic Cummings and Helen MacNamara, among others

  • This phase of the Covid inquiry is looking at decision-making in the pandemic. No-one will be found guilty or innocent; the purpose is to learn lessons

  • You can watch the hearings by pressing play at the top of the page - there will not be regular text updates

Live Reporting

  1. Welcome to our coverage of the UK Covid-19 inquiry

    You can watch all the hearings by pressing play at the top of the page. There will not be regular text updates today.

    You can read all our previous stories from the inquiry on our topic page here, read our explainer on the inquiry here, and catch up on some analysis from our political editor Chris Mason here.