Daily Update – Cummings fallout continues

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8:43am – As mentioned, the defence secretary Ben Wallace denied the claims made in the Daily Mail:

Ben Wallace on the "bodies piled high" comment, to BBC: "I know it’s Oscar season but the gossip columns are now getting filled with such ludicrous allegations that it’s just going beyond the reality."

— Dan Bloom (@danbloom1) April 26, 2021

8:25am – PM receiving a lot of criticism for reportedly saying “Let the bodies pile high” during an argument over lockdown. Conservatives have been quick to refute the claims.

a year ago the PM joked to manufacturers that their project to build more ventilators was ‘Operation Last Gasp’ pic.twitter.com/RTLe4LezME

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) April 26, 2021

8:15am – So what’s in the news this morning?

• MPs to question civil servant Simon Case about the ongoing lobbying scandal
• Labour call for Electoral Commission inquiry into PMs flat refurbishment
• PM urged to reveal what he said to Manchester United chief Ed Woodward ahead of the ESL announcement

8:00am – Welcome back to another week of Politics Live!

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