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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Savage Policy Editor

Sunak faces new questions at Covid inquiry after pranksters claim they reached his old phone number

Sunak gestures at a podium bearing the slogan 'Stay home, protect the NHS, save lives'
Sunak giving a Covid press conference as chancellor during the pandemic. Photograph: Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/AFP/Getty Images

Fresh questions are being raised over whether Rishi Sunak has handed over all relevant material to the Covid inquiry, after reports that pranksters have been able to access an old phone number he used during his time as chancellor.

The prime minister will face a day of questioning at the inquiry on Monday, where he is expected to be questioned about his claims that scientists had too much power. He will also be asked detailed questions about the “eat out to help out” scheme that many experts believe allowed the virus to spread.

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