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Today, the latest report from the covid inquiry has found that the government did 鈥渢oo little, too late鈥� to prevent deaths during the pandemic.

Chair of the inquiry, Baroness Hallett acknowleged that Boris Johnson鈥檚 government faced 鈥渦nenviable choices鈥� but said that 23 000 deaths could have been potentially avoided and added that regular rule breaking by officials undermined the public鈥檚 trust.

麻豆社 health reporter Jim Reed and Dr Catherine Haddon programme, director at the Institue for Government, join Adam to unpick the report.

Plus, Adam is joined by Rachel Kyte UK special representative for climate who鈥檚 leading the UK鈥檚 delegation in Brazil at COP 30.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 麻豆社. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson and Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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