Keir Starmer warns PM: get a grip or risk second wave of coronavirus

By Rowena Mason Deputy political editor

Labour leader accuses Boris Johnson of ‘winging it’ in stinging attack

Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of causing a collapse in public confidence over the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying No 10 will be directly responsible if the infection rate starts to rise again.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the Labour leader launched a stinging attack on the the prime minister, accusing him of “winging it” over the easing of the lockdown and making an already “difficult situation 10 times worse”.

Source: Keir Starmer warns PM: get a grip or risk second wave of coronavirus

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