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Covid Inquiry: Boris on trial

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Over the past two days, Boris Johnson faced a grilling at the Covid Inquiry. His appearance came after weeks of testimony from senior officials, politicians and scientific advisers who hadn't held back in their assessment of his handling of the pandemic. So what did we learn about the crucial decisions made by the then Prime Minister?

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Guest: George Arbuthnott, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Insight's original investigation:

Insight investigation: why was the UK so slow to lockdown?
Failures of State: How Britain made the same mistake twice (Pt 2)
Failures of State: The inside story of Britain’s battle with coronavirus (Pt 1)

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