Tens of millions of pounds have been spent by government departments on legal representation for the Covid-19 Inquiry, including lawyers for current and former ministers, ITV News can reveal.
The revelation has led families who lost loved ones to ask – what is there to hide?
Figures obtained by ITV News via freedom of information requests reveal Whitehall departments have already spent almost £14m on legal costs, and have signed contracts worth another £55m.
The biggest spenders so far are, perhaps unsurprisingly, the Department for Health and Social Care and the Cabinet Office, with spends amounting to £5m each.
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