PM should start off on front foot as he appears before increasingly absurd Covid Inquiry

Right call, Rishi

RISHI Sunak faces a very difficult week — but he should start off on the front foot when he appears before the increasingly absurd Covid Inquiry tomorrow.

The handsomely-paid lawyers for the investigation will inevitably give the Prime Minister a hard time about the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which, as the then Chancellor, he instigated during the pandemic in order to save the hospitality industry.

The PM can feel vindicated by his concern about the...