Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has apologised to the families of Lucy Letby's victims. Mr Hunt opened his appearance at the Thirlwall Inquiry at Liverpool town hall by saying that Letby's crimes had been committed "on [his] watch".

The former nurse murdered seven babies and tried to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016 and Mr Hunt admitted that, as health secretary at the time, "you do have ultimate responsibility".

Read about evidence given by former health secretary Jeremy Hunt to the Thirlwall Inquiry, into the murder of seven babies by Lucy Letby.

Former health secretary apologises to affected families and says lessons from previous scandals not learnt in evidence to Thirlwall Inquiry

The former health secretary apologised to the victims’ families at the Thirlwall Inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes.

Giving evidence at the Thirlwall Inquiry into Letby’s crimes, the Conservative MP apologised to the families of her victims as he acknowledged the “appalling crime” took place under his watch and he bore ultimate responsibility for the NHS.

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has apologised to the families of serial child killer Lucy Letby's victims

Jeremy Hunt has apologised to the families of the victims of serial child killer Lucy Letby, saying he was sorry "for anything that didn't happen that could potentially have prevented such an appalling crime".

The BBC's Special Correspondent Judith Moritz explains what we have learned so far this week at the Thirlwall Inquiry. Produced by Rob Wood, Michaela Howard and Tamsin Selbie. (Image: Cheshire Police/BBC)