Former Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster is due to give evidence to the Covid Inquiry in Belfast this morning.
In 2020, she was First Minister and joint leader of the Stormont Executive alongside Michelle O'Neill of Sinn Féin.
She is also likely to be asked about a controversial period in the autumn of 2020 when the DUP used a cross-community voting mechanism to block the extension of lockdown restrictions.This afternoon a senior police officer will give evidence on the PSNI response to the pandemic.
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