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The week that cost 23,000 lives

11/21/2025
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The findings of the report into the political governance and decision making during the pandemic are damning about Boris Johnson’s government’s attempts to protect the public from the virus. Who was responsible for a “toxic and sexist culture” and who misled Downing Street?


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Guest: Eleanor Hayward, health editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Harry Stott.

Read more: Covid inquiry: eight key takeaways from the report

Clips: UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

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