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May 2021
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Failures of State: The Dominic Cummings ...

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It was a day that brought Westminster to a standstill. Today the Sunday Times Insight team analyses the nearly 7 hours of evidence the former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings gave to parliament last week. And we speak to relatives of those who died of Covid-19 about the questions still left unanswered.


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Guests:

Jonathan Calvert, Insight editor, The Sunday Times.

George Arbuthnott, deputy Insight editor, The Sunday Times.


Host: Manveen Rana.


Clips from: Times Radio, BBC News, DW News, Sky News.

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