By Lucy Caulkett-
A public inquiry will be held into the deaths of the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack, the Home Secretary has announced.
The inquest into the 22 deaths was adjourned after Sir John said a public inquiry was necessary. Home Secretary Priti Patel said she made the decision after careful consideration and advice from Sir John Saunders.
The inquest into the 22 deaths was adjourned after Sir John said a public inquiry was necessary
Ms Patel said it was “vital that those who survived or lost loved ones in the Manchester Arena attack get the answers that they need and that we learn the lessons, whatever they may be”.
“This process is an important step for those affected as they look to move on from the attack,” she said
Last month Sir John Saunders, who had been appointed as coroner for inquests into the deaths, wrote to Home Secretary Priti Patel confirming he had decided a statutory public inquiry was necessary.
His decision came after granting applications by the Home Office and police for public interest immunity (PII) on the grounds of protecting national security and ruled that disclosing some evidence in public would “assist terrorists” in carrying out similar atrocities