The response of the UK's four governments to the pandemic was a "repeated case of too little, too late" and tens of thousands of lives, including 23,000 deaths in England, could have been saved had mandatory lockdowns been introduced faster, the COVID-19 Inquiry has found. Baroness Heather Hallett, the chair of the inquiry, admitted in her summary that politicians in the government and devolved administrations were forced to make decisions where "there was often no right answer or good outcome". #skynews #uk #covid19 #politics SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales