{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/e063af35-0f4d-49ad-9de9-eaaf86d8b727?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Bodies pile high': Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings' war of words","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/61b9f7b97bc5dd00128e2eb0.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea address the ongoing public war of words between Boris Johnson and former advisor Dominic Cummings.</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss allegations (which Number 10 have denied) that the Prime Minister said he'd rather let \"bodies pile high in their thousands\" than go into a third national lockdown - and why questions over who paid for Downing Street's refurbishment could prove more damaging than anything else.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, in You Ask Us, the team take your questions on why protests over the Super League weren't policed as agressively as the Sarah Everard vigil.</p><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to submit a question for You Ask Us, please email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribing</strong>&nbsp;to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/subscribe12</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>You can follow Stephen Bush on twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/stephenkb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@stephenkb</a>. Anoosh Chakelian is&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/Anoosh_C\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Anoosh_C</a>&nbsp;and Ailbhe Rea is&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/PronouncedAlva\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@PronouncedAlva</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>More audio</strong>&nbsp;from the New Statesman: listen to our weekly global affairs show&nbsp;<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/world-review/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>World Review</em></a></p><p>If you are a&nbsp;New Statesman&nbsp;digital subscriber you can get ad-free access to this podcast by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/nssubscribers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/nssubscribers</a>.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}