{"id":113902,"date":"2023-10-30T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/messages-revealed-by-inquiry-make-for-grisly-reading-former-senior-civil-servant\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T21:01:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T21:01:02","slug":"messages-revealed-by-inquiry-make-for-grisly-reading-former-senior-civil-servant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/messages-revealed-by-inquiry-make-for-grisly-reading-former-senior-civil-servant\/","title":{"rendered":"Messages revealed by inquiry make for &#8216;grisly reading&#8217; &#8211; former senior civil servant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/GCyJ9fRyoGg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Messages revealed by inquiry make for 'grisly reading' - former senior civil servant\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GCyJ9fRyoGg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Lord McDonald, was a former senior civil servant in the Foreign Office instrumental in the downfall of Boris Johnson after claiming the government was not telling the truth about Chris Pincher.<\/p>\n<p>Lord McDonald said the messages published on Monday during the COVID Inquiry make for &#8216;grisly reading&#8217; but added that governance is always messy.<\/p>\n<p>#covidinquiry #politicshub  #skynews <\/p>\n<p>Politics latest: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-labour-frontbencher-begins-three-day-visit-to-middle-east-cobra-meeting-to-be-held-on-domestic-issues-12593360<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lord McDonald, was a former senior civil servant in the Foreign Office instrumental in the downfall of Boris Johnson after claiming the government was not telling the truth about Chris Pincher. 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