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Cummings set to dish COVID dirt on Johnson in Halloween grilling

Sky News Monday, 30 October 2023
The COVID public inquiry is set to become explosive this week, with former Boris Johnson aide Dominic Cummings expected to dish the dirt on the former prime minister.
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A reporter shouts, “How’s your eyesight, Mr Cummings?” as Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser arrives to give evidence at the Covid-19 Inquiry. Dominic Cummings said in 2020 he left self-isolation at the height of pandemic restrictions to drive to Barnard Castle to test his eyesight. Report...

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