The 'super-driven' ex-TalkTalk chief behind England's track-and-trace scheme

With UK's route out of lockdown dependent on success, Dido Harding faces a huge challenge

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The ex-TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding is facing one of the biggest moments in her eventful career, as she leads the government's new track-and-trace programme upon which the country's path out of lockdown depends.

Lady Harding, 52, the chair of NHS Improvement, was brought in to shoulder the responsibility of this significant new strategy, personally risking the fallout if it does not go to plan.