Matt Hancock Snubbed by Covid Families | Pod Save the UK

Matt Hancock fails to win over bereaved families at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, as they turn their backs on him while another confronts him dressed as the grim reaper. Nish and Coco get to grips with ‘greedflation’ as MPs question supermarket bosses about their huge salaries. Plus Coco questions why Labour has an all-white all-male line up of candidates for the upcoming by-elections. And Nish is disheartened by a report that finds cricket is racist, sexist and elitist – the “full fruit machine” of prejudice!

We continue ‘Chat Shit Get Banged’, our campaign to stop politicians lying, with the help of John Humphrys, former presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme. The man once labelled the BBC’s ‘Rottweiler in chief’ reflects on his 33 years holding politicians to account, including memorable encounters with Boris Johnson and Margaret Thatcher.

Also, tales from Glastonbury, and Prigozhin v Putin – how did a hotdog seller build up his own private army? Plus Coco gets a surprise Patreon request.

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Guests:
John Humphrys, Classic FM presenter and former presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme

CHAPTERS
00:35 Intro chat
03:37 Matt Hancock at the Covid Inquiry
08:17 Greedflation
14:22 Labour’s controversial by-election candidate list
19:17 John Humphrys interview
45:47 Is cricket racist?
51:17 PSUK mailbag

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Video credits:
Uk Covid-19 Inquiry
Parliamentlive.tv
Sky News
BBC Sport

Image credits:
Charles Persinger
David Wilkinson

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