The Trial of Boris Johnson
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Boris Johnson is on oath to tell the truth at the Covid inquiry, as he explains what worked and what didn't as the British state struggled to respond to the deadly virus.
Matt is joined by Times Radio's Calum MacDonald to break down the key moments including his disappearing Whatsapp messages, the role of Dominic Cummings, and why there was so much swearing in Number 10.
Plus: It's PMQs Unpacked, with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clashing over Rwanda and Starmer sharing more dad jokes.
Matt is joined by Lara Spirit and Tim Shipman (just about) to pause and analyse the action.
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| 0:38.1 | 10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the brain again. |
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| 1:00.0 | the boring bits you can listen live to my Times Radio on your smart speaker |
| 1:06.4 | or download the Times Radio app coming up on today's episode obviously it's a |
| 1:11.1 | Wednesday so the big-ish political event of the day |
| 1:14.4 | Ritchie Sinac and Kistarma for PMQ's unpacked. Lara's spirit joins us as well as |
| 1:19.4 | Tim Schittman many because Tim was stuck in traffic so both of them helped me pause the action live in the House of Commons. |
| 1:24.4 | Will the COVID inquiry come up? |
| 1:26.4 | Or will Kirstama just ask questions about migration? |
| 1:30.0 | Start off quite well and then do some of the worst jokes we've ever heard in the House of |
| 1:34.4 | Commons. Find out that's coming up in just a moment. Before that the trial of Boris Johnson is |
| 1:40.1 | underway. Can I just say how glad I am to be at this inquiry and how sorry I am for the pain and the loss |
| 1:51.1 | and the suffering |
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