It will be the first time the PM has appeared before the Commons Liaison Committee since taking office in July.

Chairman Sir Bernard Jenkin said the coronavirus crisis had "led to a centralisation of power" making the PM "more personally accountable than usual".

The two-hour session will take place via video conferencing.

The panel of select committee chairmen and women is the only Commons committee that can quiz the prime minister.

Mr Johnson had previously been accused of dodging scrutiny after pulling out of an appearance in front of it in October last year. At the time, Mr Johnson justified the decision by saying he had to "focus on delivering Brexit".

Sir Bernard said Mr Johnson was likely to be asked about "care homes, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), the re-opening of schools, the quarantining of international travellers" among other issues. The select committee chairs were also likely to ask about "how and when to end to the lockdown, and the economic impact it has been having," he added.

Sir Bernard was appointed to his new role on Wednesday, despite a cross-party attempt to block it after a dispute over the procedure.

He had been nominated to chair the committee by the government, even though he no longer chairs a committee of his own.

The committee, which has held scrutiny sessions with prime ministers since 2002, normally puts forward a chair from among its own members.

Interference in order to influence, presumably .....

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Interference in order to influence, presumably .....

Just what is it about the very best government government that we've had for decades that you hate so very much?

Sorry but this is becoming a witch-hunt.

Now you sound like Donald Trump .....

Sorry but this is becoming a witch-hunt.