Ex-civil service boss who left after reported Dominic Cummings clash to face questions

The Covid Inquiry will be hearing today from former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Sir Mark Sedwill and MP Justin Tomlinson, who used to be the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work.

Sir Mark was embroiled in allegations made by Dominic Cummings about a plan encouraging people to hold the equivalent of “chicken pox parties”, in an effort to promote herd immunity.

More than 230,000 people have died from Covid-19 since the fatal virus struck in early 2020.

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