Dominic Cummings, the former chief adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who fell foul of lockdown rules, will face questions at the Covid-19 inquiry.
A key figure in Downing Street throughout the UK government's early response to the pandemic, Mr Cummings will give evidence today as the investigation continues.
Mr Cummings was Mr Johnson's top political aide in Downing Street from July 2019, having previously led Vote Leave in the Brexit referendum and worked on the Conservatives' 2019 election campaign.
He was asked to leave government by then-prime minister Mr Johnson in November 2020, months after it emerged he had taken a lockdown-breaking trip to Durham with his family.