Cummings-gate, Covid-19, Brexit + How Labour should respond

Podcast regulars Carolina Saludes, Redha Rubaie and Mark McVitie are joined by political and public policy strategist Kendall Aitcliffe to break down the Dominic Cummings scandal that gripped the UK last weekend. Will Boris Johnson be able to shake off the bad publicity from Dom’s behaviour? Can the Government be taken seriously after its most senior advisor ignored the rules to travel half way round the country with Covid? Will we ever be able to look at Barnard Castle without mentioning Spec Savers?

We also discuss Labour’s response to the scandal, more widely to the Covid-19 crisis, the appointment of David Evans as new General Secretary, and how they have to position themselves to win.

This episode was recorded Thursday 28th May, before further allegations from the police about whether Cummings’ conduct broke lockdown rules. The plot thickens...

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