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Tory MPs vote to block release of Government's internal review of Covid-19 response

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Tory MPs voted to block the release of an internal review of the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said the publication of the document would ensure better scrutiny of the Government's response to the Indian Covid-19 variant.

It comes as a separate report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that the pandemic had "laid bare existing fault lines within society and has exacerbated inequalities".

Labour tabled an amendment to today's Queen's Speech vote, to require the Government to publish the review. But it was voted down by 367 votes to 264 - a majority of 103.

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