Every sweary outburst from Dominic Cummings' leaked Covid texts

Dominic Cummings' expletive-filled text messages were released as part of the Covid-19 Inquiry this week, and the former adviser to Boris Johnson appeared downbeat as he attempted to explain why he'd called ministers 'f*** pigs'.

Cummings, who stepped down following his Barnard Castle controversy, appeared to be growing frustrated at people blocking plans to strengthen lockdown restrictions - and how urgently it supposedly needed to be done.

Matt Hancock, who was health secretary at the time, felt the wrath of that frustration, being branded 'the c*** in charge of the NHS'.

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