10 days after being discharged from the hospitalPrime Minister Boris Johnson faces harsh criticism over his handling of the UK coronavirus crisis. The government is to explain itself this Wednesday before the House of Commons in London. In the absence of the Prime Minister, still recovering, it was the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab who will go to the front to answer questions from British MPs.
Boris Johnson accused of carelessness
The Sunday Times fired the first warning this weekend. The British daily has scoured the way Boris Johnson is handling the situation. The Prime Minister regularly brushes down crisis meetings. He is also accused of nonchalance in the face of the risks involved.
The opposition jumped on the ball. Boris Johnson was “too slow to decree containment“explains Keir Stammer, the new Labor leader, too busy dealing with Brexit. This delay in switching on is one of the reasons that would have aggravated the lack of equipment for medical personnel in the face of the epidemic.
Authorities are also criticized for delaying joining a European program to source medical supplies.
Brexit relegated to the background by Europeans
Several diplomats in Brussels today note the splendid isolation of the British as the country sinks into a crisis that could cause it to lose 13% of its wealth. What is more, the post Brexit agreement, whose negotiations resumed this week, has been relegated to the background by Europeans to the point that today the United Kingdom no longer appears to be in a strong position in these negotiations.
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JT topic from 04/12/2020 – Statement by Boris Johnson
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