Rishi Sunak latest to give evidence to UK Covid Inquiry

Sunak was questioned over the Eat Out To Help Out scheme, implemented when he was chancellor

Rishi Sunak has told the UK Covid Inquiry that the Eat Out to Help Out scheme saved countless jobs, despite criticism from leading scientific advisors about the risk of spreading the virus.

The Prime Minister was giving evidence amid a political crisis over his plans to revive his Rwanda deportation plan.

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