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    Badenoch says she was accused of being part of a Covid-19 ‘culling’ conspiracy

    by Jonathan Bunn Nov 23, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has described being confronted in the street and accused of being part of a Covid-19 conspiracy to cull parts of the population, as she called on the Government to do more about the spread of misinformation.

    Giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday, the former equalities minister also questioned the use of category BAME (black and minority ethnic) in analysis of the disproportionate impact of the virus.

    Discussing Government efforts to improve vaccine uptake during the

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