Rishi Sunak has said he would make the exact same choices again in setting up a Covid-19 business loan scheme which has since been criticised for the fraud risks it presented.
The Tory MP, who served as chancellor during the pandemic, defended the rollout of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme as he appeared for a second day at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, as the probe turns its attention to the government’s economic response to the crisis.
