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Mar 2020
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Introducing Stories of our times; Has th...

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Today an edition of our new daily podcast - Stories of our times. Our new free daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day, it is hosted by Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch.


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Today; What's going on behind the scenes at Number 10 to tackle coronavirus? And is the government moving fast enough to prevent the spread of covid-19 across the UK? 


Guests: 

Steven Swinford, Deputy Political Editor at The Times.

David McCoy, professor of Global Public Health at Queen Mary University in London.


Host: Manveen Rana

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