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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Deep dive: the inquiry aims to examine the UK's response to Covid-19 (image: Getty/Creative Crop)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Deep dive: analysis from Altus Group found under half the funding was distributed (image: Getty/KanawatTH)]]></image:caption>
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