Matt Fowler

The government was clapping for NHS workers and then sending them out to do their jobs without basic PPE or testing. This morning, @covidinquiryuk heard from Hazel Gray, who lost both her parents after they caught Covid from hard-working carers who were left unprotected.

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"Do you think somebody at Hillsborough is going to participate in a continuation of the betrayal and cover-up? Not while I've got a breath in my body." I spoke to @PoliticsJOE_UK about attempts to water-down the Hillsborough Law and why I'm not giving up. #JFT97…

Almost 2 months have passed since the PM missed his deadline for introducing the Hillsborough Law backed by families, survivors & campaign groups, even though the legislation is sitting here ready to go. Today in Parliament I told the Govt that a failure to introduce a…

Heartbreaking evidence at the @covidinquiryuk this morning. The government delayed adding loss of smell & taste to list of symptoms because data 'came from an app'. Prof. Timothy Spector says this 'undoubtedly' led to preventable transmission. Criminal negligence.

Astonishing evidence at the @covidinquiryuk. The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale. Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs. 1/2

One of the most inspiring yet heartbreaking places I’ve ever been is the 4.16 Institute and the Memory Classrooms. Here the classrooms of the 250 students and 14 teachers who lost their lives have been recreated. They show photos of those who died at the desks they sat at and…

A message from the Kop to the Government. Unlawfully Killed Unfairly Blamed Hillsborough Law Now Thank you @soccrinthecity @GaryRogersArt #HillsboroughLawNow #JFT97

Hillsborough campaigners are worried that a law designed to force public officials to act with honesty and transparency in the wake of large-scale disasters will not be as strong as they'd hoped. @katyrickitt has this report.

Today at @covidinquiryuk, Anna Morris KC highlighted the 'chorus of denial' from those responsible for the unlawful VIP-Lane. But the evidence is clear. The VIP-Lane prioritised serving the friends of politicians over the delivery of usable PPE. The consequences were deadly.

This act of vandalism is genuinely shocking. The Government must not remain silent in the face of rising COVID-19 denialism, boosted by @therealdonald's election. Covid conspiracy theories will damage our ability to respond when the next pandemic hits. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/covid-mem…

Public services & benefits cut to the bone contributed directly to the UK's huge Covid death toll. Today, @RachelReevesMP must show she has learnt these lessons. We will never forget those we lost, neither must the government. #SpringStatement

Amos lost his Grandma, Sheila Lamb, to COVID-19 in April 2020. On @BBCBreakfast Yesterday, he explained why a renewal of austerity, including cuts to PIP, will make us less safe ahead of a future pandemic. The Government must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Disabled people were 11x more likely to die from COVID-19 than non-disabled people. Cuts to welfare and public spending more widely led directly to avoidable deaths when the pandemic hit. That is why we have written to Chancellor @RachelReevesMP urging her to cancel the cuts.

5 years on from the first day of lockdown, the UK is in a worse position to cope with a pandemic than it was before Covid hit. We need to prepare public services properly to save lives in the future. covidfamiliesforjustice.org

Today at @covidinquiryuk, @MattHancock was asked if he knew of any other country in the world that set up a VIP-Lane. He repeatedly refused to answer before saying that VIP-Lanes during pandemics are an 'inevitable part of life'. The answer he was looking for was no.

At @covidinquiryuk this morning, Rosemary Gallagher of the RCN explained that some PPE provided to NHS workers was so substandard that it was potentially harmful. The consequences of a Government putting profit and personal connections ahead of public health. #VIPLane

Thank you, @LizJarvisUK, for submitting an Early Day Motion in Parliament to mark the Covid Day of Reflection and call on the government to act now to ensure lessons are learnt before the next pandemic hits. 41 MPs have now signed the EDM - has yours? edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti…

Follow us throughout module 5 of the Inquiry. We will continue to post our members' experiences and their calls for the Inquiry to demand evidence from those who profited while our loved ones died. 5/6