The UK covid inquiry was set up in June 2022 to review the government's handling of the covid-19 pandemic and learn lessons for future pandemics and emergencies. The first report concluded that the government was not prepared to deal with the catastrophic emergency or the coronavirus pandemic that ensued. The second report, published in November 2025, focused on decision-making within administrative and political processes. She found slow decision-making, poor understanding of risk, leadership failures, toxic relationships and confused public communications. Learning processes in politics did not work, mistakes from the first wave were repeated in subsequent waves, and the government was generally unable to effectively learn and coordinate policy. The inquiry highlighted the need to improve central political and official co-ordination between UK governments ahead of the next pandemic or civil emergency.