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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Chief scientific adviser to appear before pandemic inquiry

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The Government’s top science adviser, who is said to have once referred to the Rishi Sunak as “Dr Death”, is to appear before the UK Covid-19 inquiry on Thursday.

Professor Dame Angela McLean, the Government’s chief scientific adviser (CSA), is expected to be asked about the Government’s controversial Eat Out to Help Out scheme, introduced during the pandemic in a bid to help boost business in restaurants and cafes after the first national lockdown.

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