Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his then-Health Secretary Matt Hancock and closest aide Dominic Cummings are among those expected to give evidence.
The second part of the public inquiry into the UK coronavirus response starts today, focusing on"core decision making and political governance".
The medical experts and scientists who appeared alongside politicians at daily Downing Street press conferences, such as chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty, will also appear. "We have been forced to make submissions to the inquiry without having the benefit of crucial material, including a key witness statement from Dominic Cummings and access to Boris Johnson's phone messages during critical stages of the pandemic. We still await these," she said.
"Unfortunately, the bereaved will be left watching on the sidelines after all but one of our requests for 23 bereaved witnesses to give evidence in module two were refused.
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