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.”