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Stephen Barclay
Tory minister denies Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme was a ‘disaster’ that helped spread Covid-19
A Tory minister has come under fire after publicly stating Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) programme was a “success”, despite claims linking the scheme with increased coronavirus rates. Chief secretary to the Treasury, Stephen Barclay, dismissed the accusation that EOTHO had been a public health disaster which helped the spread of Covid-19. Under the […]