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Covid inquiry reveals Boris Johnson's toxic culture | The New Statesman

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Dominic Cummings has faced questioning at the Covid inquiry this week, and the extent of government mismanagement has been shocking.

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Module two of the Covid inquiry - decision-making and political governance - was set to be the most controversial section, looking into the workings of central government. And from the use of the term “f***pigs” to Boris Johnson’s query about blowing a hair dryer up his nose, this has rung true.

Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Emma Norris, deputy director at the Institute for Government, and the New Statesman's associate political editor, Rachel Cunliffe, to analyse what the public has learned over the past week about the handling of the pandemic.

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