A public inquiry will be held to investigate the deaths of the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, the Home Office has said.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said she made the decision after the "careful consideration of advice" from the coroner Sir John Saunders.

The inquest into the 22 deaths was adjourned after Sir John said a public inquiry was necessary.

Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds were injured in the bombing.

Ms Patel said it was "vital that those who survived or lost loved ones in the Manchester Arena attack get the answers that they need and that we learn the lessons, whatever they may be".

"This process is an important step for those affected as they look to move on from the attack," she said.

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