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He said he was wearing a face mask because of Covid restrictions at the time, adding: "They saw a black guy with his face covered up and assumed he must be here to steal."

She also claims the Conservatives covered up the need for spending rises, leaving Labour with a shortfall.

In her first Budget speech, Reeves said the previous Conservative government had made spending promises which they could not fund and this was "covered up from the British people… and covered up from this House".

His wife Louise, who will later give evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, has repeatedly said the truth surrounding her husband’s death has been “covered up” to protect the hospital’s reputation.

“The whole thing was covered up,” he said.