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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Conservative decision to underfund covid self isolation support cost lives inquiry hears - Caught on Camera

Former prime Minister Rishi Sunak served as chancellor from February 2020 to July 2022 - (Getty Images)

The UK would have seen fewer people die during the pandemic had the government invested more in supporting individuals to self-isolate, the Covid-19 inquiry has heard.

Rishi Sunak, the former prime minister, resisted proposals to increase financial support for those isolating, the inquiry was told.

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