What did we learn from Dominic Cummings at the COVID inquiry?
This Is Why
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🗓️ 31 October 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Mr Cummings said it was "crackers" there was no plan for shielding or protecting care homes if the virus was not brought under control.
On the Sky News Daily, presenter Belle Donati is joined by our deputy political editor Sam Coates and Emma Norris, deputy director at the Institute for Government, to pick apart Mr Cummings's evidence to the inquiry.
Producer: Alex Edden
Interviews Producer: Melissa Tutesigensi
Editor: Wendy Parker
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