Starmer presses Government to establish ’round-the-clock’ vaccination programme
The Labour leader reiterated his party’s support for the new measures being imposed.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged the Government to use the third national lockdown in England to create a “round-the-clock” vaccination scheme in order to end “this nightmare”.
In a televised response to Boris Johnson’s statement, Sir Keir reiterated that his party supports the new measures being imposed and would back them in a Commons vote.
But he said Labour will continue to scrutinise the Prime Minister where MPs believe he is failing in his response to Covid-19.
“That means using this lockdown to establish a massive, immediate, and round-the-clock vaccination programme to deliver millions of doses a week by the end of the month in every village and town, every high street and every GP surgery,” he continued.
“We need our businesses and public services working hand-in-hand for the common good. We need an army of volunteers and to use every resource at our disposal.
“This is now a race between the virus and the vaccine. And if we pull together as a nation, we can win.”
