Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove arrives to give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London. Picture date: Tuesday November 28, 2023.
CABINET Minister Michael Gove offered the first government apology today for its errors in handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
Mr Gove, now Levelling Up Secretary and a senior minister during the pandemic, told the Covid inquiry: “I want to take this opportunity to apologise to the victims who endured so much pain, the families who’ve endured so much loss, as a result of the mistakes that were made by government in response to the pandemic.
“As a minister, responsible for the Cabinet Office, and who was also close to many of the decisions that were made, I must take my share of responsibility for that.”
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