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PM defends his record as chancellor at Covid inquiry, but repeatedly says he cannot remember meetings and other details

Today his appearance at the Covid inquiry, tomorrow his failing Rwanda bill. The PM – and the Tories – are disintegrating, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Today is just the start of what promises to be an intensely disagreeable week for the Prime Minister. The past returns to haunt him in his appearance today at the Covid Inquiry, where he will be obliged to justify his controversial Eat Out to Help Out programme. It transpired that…

And so it’s over — nearly. For what has seemed like an eternity, beleaguered and formerly famous TV stars have been subjected to intense scrutiny and forced to perform unimaginable acts, sometimes obliged to chew a lot more than humble pie, in front of an audience which is probably left…

PM begins with apology to people affected by Covid and says he did not see dysfunction in No 10 during the crisis

The scheme cost an estimated £840m while Covid death rates did increase in September

George Clooney contracted the virus along with most of the crew of his latest film – leaving him directing the movie from bed on his iPad

Watch live as Rishi Sunak gives evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry as he’s grilled over the Eat Out To Help Out scheme on Monday (11 December).

Damian Green says government must ‘stick to guns’ but chair of European Research Group calls for bill to be pulled and rewritten