{"id":115902,"date":"2023-11-08T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-covid-inquiry-live-former-head-of-the-civil-service-gives-evidence\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:00:12","slug":"watch-covid-inquiry-live-former-head-of-the-civil-service-gives-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-covid-inquiry-live-former-head-of-the-civil-service-gives-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch COVID Inquiry live | Former Head of the Civil Service gives evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CGecRuPThxQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch COVID Inquiry live | Former Head of the Civil Service gives evidence\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CGecRuPThxQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Lord Mark Sedwill and Former Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Justin Tomlinson MP give evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Sedwill was the most senior civil servant in the country when the pandemic began, and we can expect to hear more about his views as it unfolded<\/p>\n<p>WARNING: Evidence given to the hearing may contain language some may find offensive<\/p>\n<p>Module Two of the COVID Inquiry will consider the UK&#8217;s political and administrative decision-making in relation to COVID between early January 2020 and February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It will pay particular attention to the decisions made by the prime minister and his cabinet &#8211; and advice received from civil servants and advisers &#8211; from January to March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Hear from:<br \/>\n10:00 am<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Lord Mark Sedwill (Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service)<br \/>\n2:00 pm<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Justin Tomlinson MP (Former Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work)<\/p>\n<p>WARNING: Evidence given to the hearing may contain language some may find offensive.<\/p>\n<p>Live commentary \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/trib.al\/YLdeafk<\/p>\n<p>#COVID #COVIDInquiry #Politics #Government #PartyGate #NHS <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Lord Mark Sedwill and Former Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Justin Tomlinson MP give evidence. 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