Former home secretary Priti Patel to give evidence to Covid inquiry

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Former home secretary Priti Patel to give evidence to Covid inquiry
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Other witnesses include Martin Hewitt, the former chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Jun Pang from human rights group Liberty.

Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel will give evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry, where she is likely to face questions about her approach to controlling the border and “heavy handed” policing of lockdown rules.

As home secretary, she defended the way police enforced lockdown measures, despite criticism of their approach.She said she would “call the police” if she saw her neighbours flouting the rules and backed “strong enforcement”.

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