Lucy Letby inquiry will have power to force witnesses to give evidence

Ministers agree to give inquiry full statutory powers after families criticised current investigation

Witnesses will be forced to give evidence at the inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies, the health secretary has announced, in a move welcomed by victims' families.

Steve Barclay announced the inquiry would be put on a statutory footing after mounting criticism that it lacked the necessary powers to compel people to give testimony under oath or force the disclosure of documents.