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Should former health secretary Matt Hancock apologise for the government’s handling of care homes during Covid? The latest Covid inquiry report found that social care was an “afterthought” in the early pandemic response, with residents left vulnerable by a lack of testing, PPE and planning. It also rejected Hancock’s claim that the government had thrown a “protective ring” around care homes from the start, saying it did not reflect the lack of action taken. Listen to Adam Fleming and BBC Social Affairs Editor Alison Holt on the latest episode of #BBCNewscast

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