“We cannot wait” to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, an MP leading a questions into the government’s handling of the break out up until now has actually informed Sky News.

Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Layla Moran stated the “rapid inquiry” was required before a potential second wave of COVID-19 later on this year.

The Lib Dem MP and party management prospect informed the program that more than 50 MPs – consisting of some Conservatives – are included with the query.

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More than 40,000 people have actually passed away after checking favorable for COVID-19, according to official government figures

More than 1,000 submissions have actually been gotten up until now, Ms Moran stated.

The query will hear proof from bereaved households, health specialists, expert bodies and the public, with final suggestions set to be released by the end of the summertime.

Ms Moran added: “The large bulk have actually originated from people who are struggling with lasting impacts of coronavirus, they call it long-COVID.

” The other big group that’s composed in on a specific basis are bereaved households where unfortunately one of their own died and I am actually worried about the psychological assistance around them.

“We are going to release recommendations as we go, with a full report that will then sum all of that up by the end of September, but our view is that we cannot wait.”

The Oxford West and Abingdon MP stated one of the concerns the query will attempt to response is “what is the government’s overall strategy?”.

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“We’ve seen other countries, including in the United Kingdom, say they are aiming for what is termed zero-COVID, zero transmission in the community of coronavirus, and they have done that by putting things in place like a proper test and trace system that works from start to finish, social distancing and clamping down on things like that earlier,” she stated.

“We have not heard from Boris Johnson if that is what he is aiming for in England and the whole of the United Kingdom and that is one of the big questions, because if we aren’t aiming for zero-COVID before the autumn, then what do we need to do to make sure that the NHS is prepared?”

The prime minister has actually assured to established an independent query into the government’s handling of the pandemic, informing MPs previously this month: “We will seek to learn the lessons of this pandemic in the future and certainly we will have an independent inquiry into what happened.”

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Discussing her quote to be the next Lib Dem leader, Ms Moran stated the survival of the party might be at stake in its management election.

The Lib Dems entered into the last basic election promising to reverse Brexit, however saw former leader Jo Swinson lose her seat on a frustrating night for the party.

“It has now been three general elections in a row, we are bumping along at 6% in the polls, change has never been more necessary, in fact it’s essential for the survival of our party and what I want to do as leader is to reverse that decline,” Ms Moran stated.

“This is a really critical moment for our party and unless we change and unless we move forward together, then I am seriously concerned about the future of the party.”

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Sir Ed Davey is likewise standing to be the next Lib Dem leader

The party’s brand-new leader will be revealed at the end of August.

Sir Ed Davey, the party’s acting leader and a former cabinet minister in the Tory-Lib Dem union government, is likewise standing.

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