Chancellor also says ‘plan B’ Covid measures not needed yet despite expert views to the contrary
Rishi Sunak has refused to commit to wearing a mask inside a crowded House of Commons, as a leading government scientific adviser said ministers were mistaken to believe that vaccinations alone would keep Covid levels under control.
The chancellor also reiterated that ministers did not yet believe it was necessary to move to the government’s “plan B” for Covid over the winter, which would reintroduce mandatory mask wearing for crowded spaces, vaccine passports and more home working.
