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A maverick prime minister. The most powerful chief adviser in modern times. Together, they rush headlong into crisis - with explosive results for the country and its democracy.

In 2019, Boris Johnson won the election by a landslide. He turned the Labour heartlands blue, and it was a huge opportunity for the Conservative Party to make good on the Tory campaign promise to ‘Get Brexit Done’ following years of parliamentary stalemate.

This episode charts how so much of that early optimism and opportunity was to be undone as Boris Johnson’s government struggled to deal with the crisis of Covid-19, just as a new, radical approach to civil service reform saw the relationship between ministers and their civil servants break down.

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59 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Laura Kuenssberg
Executive Producer Neil Breakwell
Director Daisy Ayliffe
Director Sarah MacFarlane
Director Max Stern
Editor Sheryl Sandler
Production Manager Karen Turner
Production Company October Films Ltd

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