Sunak praises 'public service' of civil service during Covid

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Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells the Covid-19 inquiry of his gratitude to the teams that "worked to devise and then deliver the economic support programmes" that he implemented as the Chancellor during the pandemic, saying he believed it to be "a very fine example of public service". Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00This is all about making sure that we can be better prepared for any future pandemic and I

00:04look forward to providing evidence in the spirit of constructive candour as I enjoyed doing last

00:10time around. But before we begin I would like to extend my condolences to all those families who

00:17lost their loved ones during COVID. Remembering those we lost and all those who suffered should

00:22of course be the starting point for all these discussions. And before we move on to the detailed

00:28questions Mr Wright if I may. I'd like to put on record my thanks and my deep gratitude to the

00:34teams at the Treasury, HMRC and indeed all the departments that work to devise and then deliver

00:42all the economic support programs that were put in place. They work tirelessly, selflessly and without

00:49complaint and I think they demonstrated exceptional skill and professionalism throughout. It was to

00:56me a very fine example of public service and I felt personally very fortunate to have both their

01:02advice and their support during what was an incredibly difficult time for the country.

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