29.05.2021 • 33 Min.

Boris Johnson's former chief adviser made an epic seven-hour appearance at a parliamentary hearing this week, claiming the prime minister was unfit for the job and the health secretary a liar. We explore his bombastic claims and the political impact for Johnson. Plus, we examine the impact of the cuts to foreign aid on the ground and whether the budget will rise again. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, Robert Shrimsley, Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe and special guest Andrew Mitchell MP. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Sean McGarrity. Review clips: Parliament TV Further reading: Cummings exposes dangers of a lightweight leader and a dysfunctional system Hancock admits some patients with Covid were moved into care homes Relations between Johnson and cabinet secretary fray over Cummings ties Cummings’ testimony reveals fatal flaws of the British state Cummings launches stinging attack on Johnson and handling of Covid crisis Lessons of Dominic Cummings’ testimony are still to be learnt UK aid cuts ‘directly hamper’ fight against HIV, warn politicians and Aids groups Cutting aid undermines the vision of Global Britain Africa feels the brunt of UK foreign aid cuts -Read the latest on UK politics -Follow @Seb Payne, @George Parker and @Robert Shrimsley -Subscribe to FT UK politics newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.