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Display MoreBoris Johnson has announced an independent inquiry into the UK's handling of the coronavirus crisis.
The Prime Minister insisted now was not the time to start analysing how well the Government has responded to the pandemic but pledged to have one in the future.
Mr Johnson told the House of Commons this lunchtime: "I do not believe that now, in the middle of combatting a pandemic, as we still are, is the right moment to devote huge amounts of official time to an inquiry.
"Of course, we will seek to learn the lessons of this pandemic in the future and certainly we will have an independent inquiry into what happened."
Officials said there was no date yet for an inquiry but it would come forward "in due course".
It's also not clear how much it might cost, who would lead the inquiry, and how long it would last.
In red, that is the $64m question as to how independent the inquiry will be.