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We want the vaccines we ve ordered, UK says after EU row with AstraZeneca
Boris Johnson said it would have been a “great pity” if the UK had stayed in the European Union’s vaccine programme
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January 28, 2021
Britain s Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for a picture after signing the Brexit trade deal with the EU at number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain December 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
LONDON:
Britain said on Thursday it must receive all of the COVID-19 vaccines it had ordered and paid for after the European Union asked AstraZeneca if it could divert supplies of the Oxford-developed shots from Britain.
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You would also anticipate an apology. However, there are exceptions to every rule. The Brexit shambles is, of course, a case in point, with an utter, though hardly unexpected, lack of willingness on the part of the Conservative Brexiters to take responsibility for their mess. We have become used by now to the total lack of embarrassment or apology from the Conservatives since they came to power back in 2010. Their austerity programme backfired spectacularly but they were unabashed and unapologetic. We should not have been surprised, having seen their brazen behaviour during the Thatcher-era yuppie boom and bust, which harmed so many communities permanently.
Sir Keir Starmer has signalled he would no longer seek to restore free movement between the UK and EU Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA AS the Conservative Brexiters look increasingly foolish over their chaotic European Union departure, a volte-face by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on freedom of movement might have flown below the radar for many people. But his U-turn, while perhaps advantageous for Labour from a short-term perspective of pleasing those lapsed supporters who defected to the Tories at the last election because they loved Brexit and seemed to like the anti-immigration agenda, is nevertheless a huge disappointment. In grim times such as these, it is human nature to cast around for any kind of positives.