Norman Fowler, health secretary under Thatcher, says ‘let’s have an inquiry and let’s do it now’

The Lord Speaker, Norman Fowler, has said a public inquiry into how the Covid pandemic was handled by the government should be set up “as soon as possible” and should not be delayed.

Lord Fowler, who was a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher for 11 years and is a former Conservative party chair, said: “I would support those saying we need an inquiry into … whether there was a delay in lockdown because if there was we need to know why.”

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Rehouse Ukrainian refugees from cruise ship in Scotland, welfare groups say

MS Victoria is supposed to be temporary solution to housing those displaced…

Betty Blue director Jean-Jacques Beineix dies aged 75

The French film-maker, who gained worldwide prominence for films like Diva, died…