Rishi Sunak’s ‘eat out to help out’ scheme to come under scrutiny at Covid inquiry

Government scientists referred to Sunak as ‘Dr Death’ over concerns about his push to keep economic activity going during the pandemic. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Rishi Sunak’s “eat out to help out” scheme will come under scrutiny at the Covid inquiry on Monday, with the prime minister facing the committee while fighting off increasing hostility from his own MPs.

It is expected that Sunak will be questioned on whether he felt scientists were given too much power and if insufficient consideration was given to the economic impact of lockdowns.