The Lockdown Files

By: The Telegraph
  • Summary

  • In March 2023, the Daily Telegraph broke a story. The paper had obtained more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages sent between Matt Hancock and some of the most senior people in government. 

    Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team as they search for the full picture behind the messages and speak to those involved in making the key decisions which affected all our lives. 

    The Covid inquiry may be underway. But you shouldn't have to wait years for answers. 


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Episodes
  • Introducing: The Lockdown Files
    Jun 13 2023

    In March 2023, the Daily Telegraph broke a story. The paper had obtained more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages sent between Matt Hancock and some of the most senior people in government. 

    Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team as they search for the full picture behind the messages and speak to those involved in making the key decisions which affected all our lives. 

    The Covid inquiry may be underway. But you shouldn't have to wait years for answers. 

    First episode coming Thursday.

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    1 min
  • E1: The Leak
    Jun 15 2023

    In January 2023, reporters at the Telegraph are called into a meeting. The newspaper has got something big.

    Matt Hancock’s Whatsapps from when he was the Health Secretary, during the pandemic: 100,000 messages. The reporters start digging.


    Archive used in this episode from: The Sun, BBC, Channel 4, Sky News, Good Morning Britain, The Telegraph.


    Read more about the Lockdown Files here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files |

    For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/lockdownfilespodcast |

    If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on lockdownfiles@telegraph.co.uk |

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    19 mins
  • E2: The Road to Lockdown
    Jun 22 2023

    The Investigations team looks back on the early days of the pandemic. How prepared was the government? Was lockdown inevitable? But they hit a stumbling block - they may have 100,000 messages, but there’s a gap in March. 

    So the team decide that if they can’t read where those key decisions were made, they’d do the next best thing: speak to people who were in the room where it happened


    Archive used in this episode from: France Info, Sky News, BBC.


    Read more about the Lockdown Files here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/lockdown-files |

    For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/lockdownfilespodcast |

    If you have any information that could help the investigation, you can email the team on lockdownfiles@telegraph.co.uk |

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


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    25 mins

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