Irish Examiner view: North's covid inquiry could provide a template

The inquiry's initial report is likely to be substantive and could provide inspiration for similar investigations in the Republic

British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray leaving the Clayton Hotel in Belfast yesterday after giving evidence to the covid inquiry. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

The Northern Ireland covid inquiry yesterday came to an end, hearing evidence from Sue Gray.

Ms Gray is currently Labour leader Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, but before that, she was the head of Stormont’s department of finance between 2018 and 2021.