The Sexed Up Dossier | The Inquiry | 3
British Scandal
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🗓️ 7 June 2021
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
The Hutton Inquiry investigates Dr Kelly’s death. The government’s battle with the media comes to a head. Who can the public trust to tell the truth?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Prime Members. You can listen to British scandal at free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:12.0 | Alice, this can be such a difficult story to retell, but obviously it's a very important part of our recent history. |
| 0:17.0 | So are you ready to go back into the detail of it? |
| 0:20.0 | Yeah, you're right. It is hard, but I think that we need to know the next bit, so I think we should. |
| 0:24.0 | Yes, so let's rejoin things deep in the heart of Westminster. |
| 0:30.0 | It's the 22nd of July 2003 and we're in the houses of Parliament. |
| 0:34.0 | Tom Kelly scans the clamoring press lobby in front of him. |
| 0:38.0 | He's the Prime Minister spokesperson, and it's been four days since the body of David Kelly was found in the woods at Harrow Downhill. |
| 0:45.0 | It's been one of the worst periods for the government he can remember. |
| 0:48.0 | Now he needs to take control of the narrative. |
| 0:51.0 | His boss, the Prime Minister's Director of Communications at the Stakambal, is always talking about that. |
| 0:57.0 | But the problem is, at the moment, Alice's the narrative. |
| 1:02.0 | Where's Campbell, Tom? Is he resigning? |
| 1:05.0 | Any rumours are purely speculation. |
| 1:07.0 | What about the Prime Minister? Shouldn't he be back home sort in this mess? |
| 1:11.0 | Tom Kelly pulls at his tie. |
| 1:13.0 | His boss is foreign journalist in the front row. He nods at him to ask a question. |
| 1:17.0 | Hopefully, it will be an easy one. |
| 1:21.0 | Was David Kelly murdered? |
| 1:23.0 | He tries hard to look unfazed. |
| 1:25.0 | The hunting quarry will be doing a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding Dr Kelly's death. |
| 1:30.0 | He can see Andrew Marr out of the corner of his eye. |
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