<p>Is it ever ok to scare the public?</p><p>In this episode, the reporters dig into leaked messages which show a discussion between Matt Hancock and one of his team. They say “We frighten the pants off everyone with the new strain” and “When do we deploy the new variant”. </p><p>The exchanges speak to a so-called “Project Fear”, which prompts the team to ask government ministers about whether decisions made were the right ones… </p><p>We also speak to the adviser behind some of the government's messaging… </p><p>And to a mum whose children are still dealing with the fall out tells her family’s story. </p><br><p>Read more about the Lockdown Files here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files |</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/lockdownfilespodcast |</p><p>If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on [email protected] |</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>
