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Why did the government persist with its doomed app?

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The government is today announcing a switch from its NHS-built contact tracing app in favour of one built by Apple and Google. On the podcast, Katy Balls asks James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson – why has it taken them so long to admit defeat?

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