{"id":297718,"date":"2025-11-21T00:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-covid-inquiry-what-could-the-uk-government-have-done-differently-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T00:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:04:53","slug":"the-covid-inquiry-what-could-the-uk-government-have-done-differently-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-covid-inquiry-what-could-the-uk-government-have-done-differently-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Covid Inquiry &#8211; what could the UK government have done differently? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oIwb-Kis7Qg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Covid Inquiry - what could the UK government have done differently? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oIwb-Kis7Qg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The latest report from the UK covid inquiry has found that the government did \u201ctoo little, too late\u201d to prevent deaths during the pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>Chair of the inquiry, Baroness Hallett acknowleged that Boris Johnson\u2019s government faced \u201cunenviable choices\u201d but said that 23 000 deaths could have been potentially avoided and added that regular rule breaking by officials undermined the public\u2019s trust.<\/p>\n<p>BBC health reporter Jim Reed and Dr Catherine Haddon, programme director at the Institute for Government, join Adam to unpick the report. <\/p>\n<p>Plus, Adam is joined by Rachel Kyte UK special representative for climate who\u2019s leading the UK\u2019s delegation in Brazil at COP 30. <\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers.<\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/newscastdiscord<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bbc.in\/4guXgXdSubscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #covid19 #covidinquiry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest report from the UK covid inquiry has found that the government did \u201ctoo little, too late\u201d to prevent deaths during the pandemic. 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