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The squabbling in No 10 should not be allowed to distract us
The government’s failures over its Covid-19 response cannot be allowed to slide – they must be challenged, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at 10 Downing Street, London
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Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
AMID a deadly second wave and record-breaking numbers of Covid-19 cases, it has been truly alarming to see much of the mainstream press focus on the superficial intrigue within No 10 Downing Street.
Frankly, it is embarrassing that government staff are squabbling at a time of national crisis.
Yet we cannot allow this to distract from the catastrophic situation that their incompetence has landed us in.
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