Sunak says Letby inquiry should be judge-led

Sunak says Letby inquiry should be judge-led

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he inquiry into serial killer Lucy Letby’s crimes should be led by a judge, Rishi Sunak has said.

The Government has come under pressure to put the inquiry on a statutory footing, including from some of the families affected, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, and the NHS ombudsman.

The Prime Minister said on Friday that “whatever form the inquiry takes” he believes it is “important that it is judge-led”.