FRONT-LINE staff and key workers were left feeling unsafe and unsupported due to the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the People’s Covid Inquiry has heard.

The government’s failures, along with the longevity of the pandemic, affected their wellbeing and various aspects of their work, workers told the fifth session of the inquiry by Keep Our NHS Public on Wednesday night.

Train driver and Aslef union rep Unjum Mirza said operational decisions by Transport for London (TfL) led to overcrowding and that some transport workers were even disciplined for using their own belongings to protect them from the virus when their employers failed to provide personal protective equipment (PPE).