THE Covid-19 inquiry has been urged to investigate structural racism as a key issue in every module by bereaved families. 

Earlier this month, the lead counsel to the inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic said it was not planning to consider structural racism during the first module, which will be looking at pandemic preparations. 

But in a letter to inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett yesterday, bereaved families and racial justice groups argue that the issue should be looked at in all 11 modules and that understanding the racial disparity in the Covid-19 death toll must be a priority.