Ministers (including the Prime Minister) on top of their game would have realised that such an inquiry was the only option from the start.
But they failed to read the mood of the country or understand the gravity of the case and opted, initially, for the politically comfortable fudge of a “toothless” non-statutory inquiry .
We really are at the fag end of a dying administration. – Owl
Ministers agree to give inquiry full statutory powers after families criticised current investigation
The inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies will now be able to force witnesses to give evidence.
Ministers agreed to give the inquiry full statutory powers after families said the current investigation would not go far enough in uncovering the truth.
Letby was found guilty earlier this month and an independent inquiry was immediately launched, but it was not given full powers.
East Devon Watch 
Those involved in the cover up of the scandal which kept paedophile councillor John Humphreys out of prison and with access to vulnerable victims for over 30 years can indeed thank their lucky stars that the press, local or national, have never been as interested in getting to the bottom of this case as they do with the Letby trial and conviction.
Will his victims ever get closure on this?
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