PM defends handling of pandemic: No decisions have been easy

Published on May 26, 2021 - Duration: 00:42s

PM defends handling of pandemic: No decisions have been easy

Boris Johnson has defended the Government's handling of the pandemic in PMQs, saying "none of the decisions have been easy".Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, opened Prime Minister’s Questions by asking: “This morning the Prime Minister’s former closest adviser said ‘when the public needed us most, the Government failed’ – does the Prime Minister agree with that?”


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