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Covid Inquiry: Boris on trial

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?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guest: George Arbuthnott, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: UK Covid-19 Inquiry.Insight's original investigation:<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/storiesofourtimes/insightinvestigation-whywastheuksoslowtolockdown-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Insight investigation: why was the UK so slow to lockdown?</a><a href="https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/failuresofstate-howbritainmadethesamemistaketwice-pt2-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Failures of State: How Britain made the same mistake twice (Pt 2)</a><a href="https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/failuresofstate-sleepwalkintodisaster" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Failures of State: The inside story of Britain’s battle with coronavirus (Pt 1)</a>Read more: <a href="https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/failures-of-state-the-inside-story-of-britains-battle-with-coronavirus-jonathan-calvertgeorge-arbuthnott?variant=39528280391758" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus </a><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts-gdrm5k6cz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find out more about our Apple bonus series</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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