Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP in conversation with Bronwen Maddox

Published: July 17, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

b'The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome former health and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.\\n\\nFrom the earliest stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Jeremy Hunt, Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee, has raised concerns about the government\\u2019s response. He discussed where the government has made mistakes, where it has made improvements, and how the NHS has responded to the crisis. The UK\\u2019s longest-serving health secretary set out the lessons that both the government and the NHS needs to learn \\u2013 and what can be done to ensure that the UK is ready to meet a potential second wave of Covid-19.\\n\\nMr Hunt, who also served as foreign secretary, discussed the global consequences of coronavirus, what lessons can be learned from other countries, and how they can work together in their response to the pandemic. He also discussed the government\\u2019s recent decision to fold the Department for International Development into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.\\n\\nHe was in conversation with Bronwen Maddox, Director of the Institute for Government.'