Government racks up £100m bill responding to Covid inquiry
Coronavirus
The public inquiry into the Covid pandemic has cost the government more than £100m to respond to so far, the BBC has learnt. This is on top of the £192m spent by the inquiry itself - meaning the cost to the taxpayer is over 50% more than previously thought. The government spending covers legal advice and staffing costs – at last count a team of 248 were working across key departments to produce evidence for the inquiry. Inquiry sources questioned the approach, saying the government has at times
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