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The PM and ex-finance minister will be grilled over a scheme encouraging people to eat out at restaurants during the pandemic. The inquiry earlier heard that one government advisor referred to him as "Dr. Death."

Dominic Raab has rejected the accusation that Boris Johnson was a “puppet” in Downing Street being led by Dominic Cummings.

Professor Sir Chris Whitty has said Sage discussed the “downsides” of lockdown after he was called a “delayer” by Sir Patrick Vallence.

Good evening. Four bodies have been recovered from a car in Wales, after a search for missing teenagers. Elsewhere, tomorrow’s Autumn Statement is expected to feature Jeremy Hunt introducing pension “pots for life”.

Today, Professor Sir Chris Witty, Chief Medical Officer, and Sir Patrick Vallence, Chief Scientific adviser, at the time gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry.  

A report by the UK's Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee says the government made a "serious" error in not responding faster to the coronavirus pandemic

"I think obviously there is a concern about this new variant, on the other hand there are also things happening this time of year that naturally interrupt transition. "For what its worth, schools are closed, a lot of workplaces are closed, weve now got people staying at home with enforced isolation - it would be surprising if those things together didnt have quite a significant impact. "We will want to set (this) against the evidence of increased infectiousness in the new variant of the virus."...