<p>The Investigations team looks back on the early days of the pandemic. How prepared was the government? Was lockdown inevitable? But they hit a stumbling block - they may have 100,000 messages, but there’s a gap in March.&nbsp;</p><p>So the team decide that if they can’t read where those key decisions were made, they’d do the next best thing: speak to people who were in the room where it happened</p><br><p>Read more about the Lockdown Files here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lockdownfilespodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.telegraph.co.uk/lockdownfilespodcast</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lockdownfiles@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lockdownfiles@telegraph.co.uk</a>&nbsp;|</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Chopper's Politics

The Telegraph

The Lockdown Files: Episode 2, The Road to Lockdown

JUL 28, 202324 MIN
Chopper's Politics

The Lockdown Files: Episode 2, The Road to Lockdown

JUL 28, 202324 MIN

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<p>The Investigations team looks back on the early days of the pandemic. How prepared was the government? Was lockdown inevitable? But they hit a stumbling block - they may have 100,000 messages, but there’s a gap in March.&nbsp;</p><p>So the team decide that if they can’t read where those key decisions were made, they’d do the next best thing: speak to people who were in the room where it happened</p><br><p>Read more about the Lockdown Files here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lockdownfilespodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.telegraph.co.uk/lockdownfilespodcast</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;|</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>