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"How can people live with themselves after the hurt they create and the long-lasting damage they leave behind?"

Chair of the inquiry Baroness Hallett opened the session by saying the impact of the pandemic on children was "severe and, for many, long-lasting".

However what is notable about this summer is how long-lasting and widespread the heat has been - with temperatures widely meeting heatwave criteria on four separate occasions.

"The pandemic has had long-lasting consequences and the grades our young people are using to apply for the most competitive university or apprenticeship places remain lower than those in regions such as London," he said.

She has since had a second knee replacement, but the problems caused by the initial failed implant have caused long-lasting health problems, she says.