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World Service,20 Jul 2021,49 mins

Peru's new 'teacher President'

Newsday

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Pedro Castillo is declared president-elect of Peru - promising a new brand of socialism. Dominic Cummings, the former adviser to Boris Johnson, has told the BBC that the British Prime Minister's Covid plans were "completely insane". And we speak to a scientist who believes it's right to end lockdown in Britain now - despite the misgivings of many doctors and medical staff.

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