SIR Keir Starmer was branded Captain Hindsight after claiming the Authorities had didn’t act rapidly sufficient on the brand new Covid pressure.
The Labour leader sparked fury by stating the variant was “noticed in September” and PM Boris Johnson had chosen to “ignore alarm bells”.
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Sir Keir Starmer was branded Captain Hindsight after claiming the Authorities had didn’t act rapidly sufficient on the brand new Covid pressureCredit score: Alamy Reside Information
NHS England stated they had been aware of the strain solely in mid-October with its important transmission hike confirmed final week.
Tory chair Amanda Milling stated: “It’s irresponsible of Sir Keir to make claims when he doesn’t possess the information — a worldwide pandemic is not any time to be peddling falsehoods.
“If Captain Hindsight is so certain, let the nation know the place he bought his information from for this sheer try at political opportunism?
“When confronted with the information that the brand new pressure of the virus was transmitting quicker we took the robust however mandatory motion to regulate the virus, defend the NHS and save lives.”
Sir Keir used a press convention on Sunday morning to demand the PM apologise for cancelling Christmas – regardless of final week calling for tougher measures himself.
The Labour chief hit out: “This isn’t only one mistake when he has in any other case bought issues proper. It’s the identical mistake time and again.
“On the coronary heart of the issue here’s a Prime Minister who merely doesn’t need to be unpopular and subsequently gained’t take the robust choices which can be mandatory, till he’s compelled into them on the eleventh hour.
Sir Keir sparked fury by stating the brand new Covid pressure was ‘noticed in September’ and Boris Johnson had chosen to ‘ignore alarm bells’Credit score: PA:Press Affiliation
Matt Hancock stated it was a ‘very troublesome determination taken terribly rapidly’Credit score: PA:Press Affiliation
But it surely was his declare that Mr Johnson ignored warnings concerning the mutant strain of Covid since September that enraged ministers.
Matt Hancock hit again: “Because it occurs this is among the quickest choices I’ve seen in authorities to go from the proof of this 70% elevated transmission to placing on this motion.”
The Health Secretary stated it was a “very troublesome determination taken terribly rapidly.”
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