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Eat Out to Help Out scheme not a ‘gamble’, Boris Johnson tells Covid inquiry

Former UK prime minister admits senior official was critical of government’s flagship restaurant discount scheme
Boris Johnson suggested it had been logical to take advantage of the decision to open up the hospitality industry through the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme

The UK’s flagship meal subsidy scheme in the summer of 2020 was not presented as “a gamble” that would lead to a rise in Covid-19 cases, Boris Johnson has told the public inquiry into his government’s response to the pandemic.

In his second day of evidence on Thursday, the former prime minister suggested launching the “Eat Out to Help Out scheme” was a logical move after relaxing curbs that allowed the hospitality industry to reopen after the first lockdown.

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