UK reports Europe’s worst Covid-19 death toll: Politics Weekly podcast

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Heather Stewart and Kate Proctor discuss a particularly bad week for Boris Johnson’s government. Plus Frances Perraudin reports on how the response of devolved governments in the UK to Covid-19 might affect the future of the union. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

6 May 2020 English United Kingdom News

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