Watch: Former judge tells cancer sufferer her life is less valuable
Watch: Former judge tells cancer sufferer her life is less valuable Mon, 18 Jan 2021, 11:53AM
Former UK Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption has cruelly told a stage 4 bowel cancer sufferer her life was less valuable than others live on national television.
Appearing on the BBC s The Big Questions to discuss the cost of lockdown, the civil liberties campaigner went toe-to-toe with cancer sufferer Deborah James.
Host Nicky Campbell invited guests to discuss the cost of lockdown and whether it was punishing too many for the greater good .
Sumption argued that vulnerable people should be able to isolate while the rest of the country continues on their lives without lockdown.
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Any further delays in the payment of claims will certainly no longer be as a result of insurers requiring legal certainty on the matter. Image: Shutterstock
Short-term insurers now have a âtsunami of the legal certaintyâ around business interruption insurance claims linked to the Covid-19 pandemic and need to pay up.
Thatâs the word from the Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (Fedhasa), an umbrella body that represents hotels, restaurants and other hospitality businesses.
Rosemary Anderson, Fedhasaâs national chairperson, has called on insurers to âdo the right thingâ and settle such claims in full, following yet another loss for insurers â this time in the UK Supreme Court.