Dominic Cummings' Covid claims

<p>As Westminster braces for Dominic Cummings' appearance at the Health and Science select committee over the Government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, Anoosh, Stephen and Ailbhe discuss whether his claims - previewed in a rambling, <a href="https://twitter.com/Dominic2306/status/1394245014440529921?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">50-tweet thread</a> - are worrisome... or, indeed, surprising.</p><br /><p>Then in You Ask Us, they take your questions on why Liz Truss remains popular with the Conservative grass roots.</p><br /><p>If you'd like to submit a question for You Ask Us, please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a></p><br /><p>Subscribing the New Statesman helps us keep making these podcasts. <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/c7854e34-73d2-4132-8046-9a6e014b1844/www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get 12 weeks for just £12</a>.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>