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Rishi Sunak endured one his toughest weeks yet as Prime Minister, as he faced the Covid Inquiry and tried to placate rebellious MPs. But he lived to fight another day - as does his controversial Rwanda Bill. For Westminster watchers it was all about the mooted rebellion that didn’t materialise, but for Nish and Coco, the real story was the death of an asylum seeker aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge. For Nish, this stark warning about the potentially tragic effects of inhumane policies, should be cause for introspection amongst our political leaders.

The news that the final report of the Grenfell Inquiry has been pushed back once again, has frustrated many of those waiting to see justice done. Journalist Peter Apps joins Nish and Coco to discuss the inquiry, and offer his analysis of the systemic issues that allowed the tragedy to happen…and whether it could happen again.

Guests:
Will Hayward, journalist for Wales Online
Peter Apps, journalist and author of Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Pre-titles
0:40 Christmas parties and Nigerian Fanta
3:10 Sunak’s week from Hell
4:29 Clip: Sunak at Covid Inquiry
9:24 Clip: Rwanda vote result
11:14 Death on Bibby Stockholm
13:31 Ad: Aura frames
14:47 Mark Drakeford resigns
15:06 Clip: Drakeford announcement
16:09 Guest: Will Hayward, Wales Online
20:08 The Grenfell Inquiry
20:33 Clip: ITV News report
22:07 Guest: Peter Apps, journalist and author
26:02 Campaign for a National Oversight Mechanism
28:00 The callousness of “show me the bodies”
34:02 The Grenfell ‘crown’
36:55 Bristol flats evacuated
39:25 Cladding issue
43:02 Villain of the week: Graham Stuart
45:26 Hero of the week: Jason Warriner