A must-read from @chrischirp.bsky.social on the 'avoidable horror' of the second Covid wave. The Government must act quickly on the findings of the inquiry. Failing to do so will cost lives. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

The Covid Inquiry has published its report into the impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems. Its conclusions are shocking and must lead to change before it is once again too late. 🧵 1/10

The likes of Matt Hancock continue to claim the NHS wasn't overwhelmed during the pandemic. Experts like Dr Kevin Fong exposed that myth during the inquiry hearings. On Thursday, the inquiry must be clear: years of austerity left the NHS overwhelmed and unprepared.

Read the full thread below. My father should have received medical attention far earlier, and suffered in fear at home for 10 days before being taken to hospital by paramedics. We'll never know if earlier intervention could have saved him, but he needed oxygen and proper medical care.

NEW 👀 This is what happens when ordinary people failed by the state come together to campaign for justice. Our complaint against Lord Chadlington has been upheld: he breached standards over covid PPE deals. @cbffjuk.bsky.social @jolyon.goodlawproject.org @russellscott.bsky.social

It’s been quite a week. To cap off the end of oral testimony at the UK Covid Inquiry, this news has just come through. Our complaint has been upheld. So proud of us @cbffjuk.bsky.social

BBC News today: 'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In her closing statement on behalf of the Covid Bereaved, Anna Morris KC calls on the Inquiry to ensure its work leads to real change. The hundreds of thousands lost to Covid must not have died for nothing. That must be this Inquiry’s legacy.

After years of evidence, the Covid Inquiry hearings end today. The Inquiry will publish 8 reports over the next 2 years that will provide a blueprint for changing this country and saving lives. But that change will only happen if we fight for it.

Almost six years after my father’s avoidable death, I will be giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry this afternoon. Retelling what happened to my dad is hard, but not learning from the mistakes that were made is far worse.

Excellent discussion. Thank you so much. Too much has been forgotten, and if we fail to remember we will not learn.

"The fight hasn't stopped, and so, neither shall we." Read the latest blog from our co-founder, Matt Fowler, reflecting on the final Inquiry hearings and the journey the campaign has been on to reach this point: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/latestnews/t...

You can watch the opening statement in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWBw...

This week, the final module of the Covid Inquiry began. In his opening statement on our behalf, Pete Weatherby KC set out why understanding the pandemic’s impact is crucial. If we do not learn the lessons, we cannot save lives when the next crisis hits.

We welcome the news that Chris Wormald has resigned. When he was appointed Cabinet Secretary, we warned ministers that many would see it as his failures during the pandemic being brushed aside, or even rewarded. Those concerns were ignored. 1/3

NEW: Cabinet Secretary, Chris Wormald has resigned. Time for him to reflect on his contribution to pandemic failures as made clear by the covid inquiry. No peerage please. @cbffjuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Sign our petition ⬇️⬇️⬇️ c.org/sjgHdKpWnN

If the Government is serious about removing peerages from disgraced peers, let them start with Baroness Mone. Faulty PPE killed during the pandemic. Nobody who played a role in selling it should have any role in public life. Accountability now. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

👀 A recent article in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by @anooshc.bsky.social claims that ‘Britain’s inquiry culture radicalises victims’. If wanting truth & change is what counts as radical, count me in. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 @cbffjuk.bsky.social

Boris Johnson’s old tricks cannot hide his complicity. Our member, Lobby Akinnola, on the disgraced former PM's attempt to wash his hands of responsibility for the deaths of our loved ones ⬇️ www.covidfamiliesforjustice.org/latestnews/b...

Kemi Badenoch has rejected mask-wearing to curb flu, saying she is “still traumatised” by “all the mask-wearing” during Covid. You know what's more traumatising than wearing a mask? Having your family members die because politicians played culture wars with their lives. 1/2

The verdict of the Covid Inquiry is clear: Boris Johnson's negligence led to thousands of deaths. Yet last year, the public was forced to pay Johnson £115k in 'ex-PM' benefits. ⬇️ If you agree it's time we stopped funding Johnson, sign our petition ⬇️ www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...

"Let the bodies pile high" The one promise Boris Johnson kept. Now he wants us to forget and move on. He believes he is unaccountable. We disagree. Sign our petition to stand with us. change.org/STOPFUNDINGJOHNSON

Boris Johnson can moan & whine, accuse us of ‘wangling on’ about deaths, & try to re-write history, but there’s no way back from this: @cbffjuk.bsky.social

It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week. Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.

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"instead of confronting the hard questions Baroness Hallett directs at his leadership, Boris Johnson has instead devoted his column in this weekend’s Daily Mail to an artful concoction of smearing, distraction and airy British boosterism." Spot on @drrachelclarke.com observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

👀 ‘official activity logs appear to undermine evidence that Johnson gave under oath [to the public inquiry].’ Hmmmm @cbffjuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Unfortunately there currently isn't a mechanism by which he can be prosecuted for misconduct in public office. But you can sign this petition demanding that he doesn't benefit from the public purse: www.change.org/p/end-public...

Disrespectful to the bereaved, and indeed all those Johnson let down, to respond to the Covid Inquiry's M2 report in a footnote to his column. This man should never be allowed to hold public office again, and certainly should not be benefitting from the public purse. @cbffjuk.bsky.social

My father died in April 2020. I hold Boris Johnson personally responsible for his death, along with thousands of others. All his ex-PM privileges should be removed, including £115k he can claim every year. If you agree, please sign and share this petition 👇 @cbffjuk.bsky.social

Boris Johnson’s silence is deafening, and his contempt for the bereaved is clear. His actions during the pandemic amount to one of the gravest betrayals of the British public in history. His decisions cost tens of thousands of lives that could and should have been saved. 1/4

Our statement following the publication of the Covid Inquiry Module 2 report into Core UK decision-making and political governance:

It’s shocking how much we have forgotten

My Dad escaped the Nazis in 1939 on the Kindertransport. He went to night school then University, trained as a physicist. Married my mum, brought up 3 kids, all work in public sector. Under these proposed rules, he would have been deported. 100% 'performatively cruel' @stellacreasy.bsky.social

Excellent advice and insights from Naomi Alderman on how to survie the information crisis www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

Not holding my breath, given how Covid Inquiry chair behaved towards Johnson, Hancock et al when they gave evidence. We must not forget what happened, and we must understand what went wrong in order to prevent the same mistakes being made again. My dad would not have died had gov made better choices

Four years after we created the Covid Memorial Wall in a guerrilla action born out of grief and determination, the Government has now announced it will be made permanent. This is a powerful step towards ensuring our loved ones are never forgotten.

If you’re wondering what the Public Office (Accountability) Bill aka #HillsboroughLaw means, listen to one of its architects explain: making state cover ups of failures harder through cultural change 👇🏻 @hillsboroughlawnow.bsky.social @cbffjuk.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

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#NHS #covidvaccine policy EXCLUDES health & care workers, & younger people in long term care. Has not taken #longcovid into account. #Canada INCLUDES these groups (& others). Policy takes #longcovid into account. @cbffjuk.bsky.social @longcovidjustice.org www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

We’ve formally written to the Honours Committee calling for Baroness Mone to be stripped of her OBE. No one who profited from unusable PPE while people died without protection should hold an honour. It's in the Government's power to make this happen. They must act now.

At the Inquiry yesterday, Boris Johnson was asked if the Government prioritised the economy over vulnerable children with Eat Out to Help Out. He dodged the question, claiming nobody knows what impact social contact had on the spread of Covid. As shameless as ever.

Harbinder said: “The whole focus has been on a few months of lost learning. My children haven’t been well enough to go back to school for the last three years. We are not even on the radar. It’s almost as if we don’t exist.” www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news... #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #COVIDinquiry

Unsurprising. Can anyone explain why JCVI recommendations for #covid booster this autumn different from Canada’s where 65+ & health & care staff still eligible unlike in NHS? @cbffjuk.bsky.social @longcovidadvoc.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well, it took longer than many of us expected, but in the end it happened. Let's try and not turn the horror in Manchester into an opportunity to advance any and every agenda. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

And Michelle Mone may be moaning even more when she sees that our petition to remove her from the House of Lords is now up to 45k signatures! Don’t be left out. Please sign & share: bsky.app/profile/cbff...

The full video of LCK's evidence shared in yesterdays hearing for Module 8 is now available here: Please share widely. youtu.be/DFykYkqr5Z4 #Children #ChildrensCharity #LongCovidKids #Module8 #COVIDInquiry