Inside Politics: Health minister laid low by coronavirus ahead of Budget

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“Art is what you can get away with,” said Andy Warhol. Politics is much the same. As the Tate Modern opens a new exhibition of Warhol’s pop art masterpieces and silvery grey “fright wigs”, Rishi Sunak unveils his first major piece of work today. The youthful new chancellor has enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame so far – but he still has to survive the Budget without his hair turning a frightful shade of silver. Sunak will also be hoping to get through his big announcement with any coughs – after the first MP was diagnosed with the coronavirus. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.

Inside the bubble

Our political commentator Andrew Grice on what to look out for at Westminster today: