TORY MSPs have remained silent following the revelation Rishi Sunak thought the UK Government should "just let people die" instead of…
Tory MSPs have remained silent following the revelation Rishi Sunak thought the UK Government should "just let people die" instead of going into lockdown during the Covid pandemic. A diary entry from the Government's former chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, revealed the then-chancellor and his boss Boris Johnson had been resisting closing the economy. It showed Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings thought Sunak was comfortable with keeping the economy open, even if it led to further fatalities. Detailing how ministers were disagreeing with advisers, Vallace wrote about "a complete lack of leadership" from Johnson, with Cummings advocating for a lockdown. In the extract, shown to the official COVID inquiry on Monday, Vallance said Johnson had argued against any lockdown, saying he was for "letting it all rip" and that those who would die from contracting the virus had "had a good innings".
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You have to wonder what would have happened if Cummings had not been there. Twat as he is, he had a far better understanding of what was needed than either Bojo or Sunak.
