LONDON, April 15 — The new leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party urged the government today to set out how it plans to end the coronavirus lockdown, both to give people hope and avoid “mistakes” of the past. Keir Starmer said Labour would support the government’s expected decision...
Keir Starmer said Labour would support a renewal of the stay-at-home order. — AFP pic
He said this was necessary while the death toll kept rising, reaching more than 12,000 so far, making Britain one of the worst affected countries in the global pandemic. In a letter to the government, he also warned: “We cannot repeat mistakes that have already been made on testing and access to protective equipment.”
The government has promised 100,000 tests a day by the end of the month, but Starmer noted it was only at about 15,000 a day now. “This lockdown is not affecting people equally. In fact, it has exacerbated existing inequalities in our country,” Starmer wrote.
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