# Ban on family visits to care homes at start of pandemic had ‘devastating consequences’, inquiry finds – UK politics live

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-20T11:56:34+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/20/kemi-badenoch-john-healey-capital-gains-tax-budget-covid-inquiry-care-homes-uk-politics-latest-news
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/ban-on-family-visits-to-care-homes-at-start-of-pandemic-had-devastatin-c94991/

Heather Hallett, chair of the Covid inquiry, has just published the report from the inquiry’s module 6, looking at what happened in care homes Badenoch says Britain needs tax cuts. We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise. Britain’s tax burden has never been higher. You are taxed on the heating in your

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