Schools in England and Wales begin reopening today, and MPs return to Parliament.

Former cabinet minister David Gauke, now head of public policy at Macfarlanes, gives Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Sebastian Salek his take on how the government has handled the pandemic, whether to raise taxes, and the chances of a Brexit deal this year.

Plus, are MPs able to do their jobs properly if they can't all get to Westminster? And who's the new head of the Civil Service? Hannah White, deputy director of the Institute for Government, joins to discuss.

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