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May 2020
27m 37s

The mind (and blogs) of Dominic Cummings

THE TIMES
About this episode

What can we learn about the Prime Minister's chief adviser from his own words?


Guests: 

Ian Leslie, writer and journalist.

Steven Swinford, The Times' Deputy Political Editor.


Hosts:

Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch.


Clips: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News, The Telegraph. 


Additional music by Meydän, Daniel Birch, Chris Zabriskie and Jordan Powell used under Creative Commons licence.


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