Will Boris surprise at the Covid inquiry?

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🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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As Matt Hancock appears before the Covid inquiry for a second day, we take a look at the revelations from the former health secretary, including the allegation that involving the Prime Minister and former prime minister, Boris Johnson. Both are due to be up at the Covid inquiry in the coming weeks. Cindy Yu talks to Katy Balls and James Heale.

Produced by Cindy Yu.

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0:15.3	Hello and welcome to Coffeyhouse Shots
0:20.1	The Spectators Daily Politics Podcast. I'm Cindy U and I'm joined by James
0:24.2	Heel and Katie Bulls. So former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has now survived his
0:28.5	first day of the COVID inquiry but is currently facing his second day.
0:32.3	James, what do we learn from his first? but is currently facing his second date.
0:33.0	James, what do we learn from his first day?
0:35.0	Was he sorry for the mistakes that he made?
0:38.0	Did he have anything to say to all of his critics
0:41.0	about what they said about him.
0:43.6	So I think having covered the COVID inquiry in different weeks, we had the political
0:46.8	aides, we've had the civil servants and really the two people who seem to come out worse
0:50.7	are Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson.
0:52.6	And this was Matt Hancock's chance to answer his critics.
0:54.7	She hasn't really said much in the past couple of weeks
0:57.0	about all the accusations directed towards him.
0:59.8	You know, the one that kept cropping up in evidence
1:01.5	from Helen McNamara and other people like
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