Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Rishi Sunak insists ministers made ‘right’ decisions on lockdown

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The coronavirus hasn’t slowed down faraway discoveries. Scientists have been able to work out the chemical make-up of an “alien” comet, the first interstellar object found in our solar system. Westminster launches something entirely alien today – a virtual parliament connecting ministers in the Commons with faraway MPs. The government hopes we are witnessing a much more important breakthrough. As chancellor Rishi Sunak hails the “light at end of the tunnel”, experts say there are signs the peak of the virus is finally behind us. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

Inside the bubble

Our chief political commentator John Rentoul on what to look out for today: