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Hi, I'm Anush.

I'm Rachel.

And this is the new statesman's politics

podcast on today's episode we'll be discussing Boris Johnson's time at the

COVID inquiry what did we learn and what did he obscure? secure. Hello I'm Anu Shekellian, Britain Editor at the New Statesman and host of this podcast and joining me in the studio.

I have Rachel Kunliff, our associate political editor and Freddie Hayward, our political correspondent.

We're recording on the afternoon of Thursday the 7th of December, so this morning and all of yesterday, Boris Johnson, the former prime minister, was in front of the COVID inquiry, giving evidence and answering questions about the decisions he made during the pandemic.

Now Rachel you've done the hard yards, you were there all day yesterday.

Could you give us first of all, before we discuss the substance support he was saying

what was the atmosphere like?

Because this was probably the

sort of blockbuster day of the COVID inquiry so far. Yeah I think it's the most high

profile day we've had so far certainly the most high profile witness we've had for a

bit of context the hearings are being held in a

building in Paddington. It's this kind of Georgian style building and there's a hearing

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