Fact-checked: Dominic Cummings’ evidence to MPs on Covid crisis

We check claims made by Boris Johnson's former chief adviser against the facts

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Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's former chief adviser, has been giving evidence to MPs about lessons from the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of his claims, checked against facts where possible but also put into context where they are impossible to prove one way or the other.

Claim: Downing Street's initial Covid plan involved herd immunity