British government delay in closing borders 'accelerated' spread of Covid-19, Westminster report finds

Image: PA Image: PA THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT has been criticised for treating children “as an afterthought” during the Covid-19 crisis and not acting quickly enough to close the UK border in the early days of the pandemic.

The Health Protection Regulations 2020 were published on Tuesday afternoon and come into force on Wednesday.Elsewhere, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised Boris Johnson in a newspaper column for what he called his “slow response” to the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest figures show 46,299 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Monday, up by 89 from the day before.

Johnson AWOL. Embarrassed by Jt Select Committee Covid Rpt? He should also be embarrassed by billions in taxpayer’s money pouring into mates’ pockets for his privatised pandemic. If you feel the CommonsPAC should look at this please consider a retweet and/or follow-back BojJob

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