2 Nov 2023

UK: 'Macho' culture hampered Covid response, AI Safety Summit

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 2 November 2023
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and his special advisor Dominic Cummings leave Downing Street in central London.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and his special advisor Dominic Cummings leave Downing Street in central London. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the revelations emerging from the Covid inquiry, including some foul-mouthed rants in messages from Dominic Cummings, the former aide to PM Boris Johnson.

The target of his ire, former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara has herself testified today that a "macho" culture harmed the UK's pandemic response.

Meanwhile some of the biggest tech companies are attending Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's summit on the risks of artificial intelligence.