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Article thumbnail: A server carries food past a sign promoting the British Government's "Eat out to Help out" COVID-19 scheme to get consumers spending again, outside a restaurant in Manchester, northwest England on August 3, 2020. - Britain's "Eat out to Help out" scheme began Monday, introduced last month by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to help boost the economy claw its way from a historic decline sparked by the coronavirus crisis. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
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Did Eat Out to Help Out drive up Covid rates - and what did it cost?

Rishi Sunak was Chancellor when the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was announced, but has denied it drove up coronavirus rates

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How much is raised through income tax and NI ahead of Autumn Statement

Article thumbnail: File photo dated 16/03/2023 of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, who took control of the nation's finances a year ago on Saturday, amid political chaos and turmoil in the financial markets caused by former prime minister Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget. His appointment on October 14 last year saw him replace Kwasi Kwarteng, who was sacked after just five weeks in the job, followed swiftly by the resignation of Ms Truss after their aggressive tax-cutting policies crashed the pound, sent borrowing costs soaring and sparked a pension fund crisis. Issue date: Friday October 13, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story CITY Hunt. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
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Hunt to focus Autumn Statement tax cuts on businesses to boost growth

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Rwanda scheme ‘probably dead’ in current form, says former Supreme Court judge

Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt holds a Ministerial Statement at the House of Commons in London, Britain, June 26, 2023. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt holds a Ministerial Statement at the House of Commons in London, Britain, June 26, 2023. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Article thumbnail: FILE - Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman listens to Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he hosts a policing roundtable at 10 Downing Street, London, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023. The government says Suella Braverman has left her job as part of a Cabinet shuffle on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (James Manning/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Article thumbnail: FILE - Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman listens to Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he hosts a policing roundtable at 10 Downing Street, London, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023. The government says Suella Braverman has left her job as part of a Cabinet shuffle on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (James Manning/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Article thumbnail: This week, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting argued at the Labour conference he could get the parties back round the table (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Article thumbnail: This week, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting argued at the Labour conference he could get the parties back round the table (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves after holding a press conference in Downing Street, London, in response to the Supreme Court ruling that the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful. The PM has vowed to do "whatever it takes" to stop small boat crossings after the Supreme Court ruled on his flagship policy of removing asylum seekers on expulsion flights to Kigali. Picture date: Wednesday November 15, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Rwanda. Photo credit should read: Leon Neal/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves after holding a press conference in Downing Street, London, in response to the Supreme Court ruling that the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful. The PM has vowed to do "whatever it takes" to stop small boat crossings after the Supreme Court ruled on his flagship policy of removing asylum seekers on expulsion flights to Kigali. Picture date: Wednesday November 15, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Rwanda. Photo credit should read: Leon Neal/PA Wire