This is a fundamental test of character for Johnson. He’s dramatically failing it by defending the indefensible & doing it by obfuscation and avoidance. This is the sort of event from which the reputations of Prime Ministers do not recover. “Never glad confident morning again!”
There should be no return to work until it is safe to do so.
If work cannot be done safely, it should not proceed.
People must come before private profit.
I'm taking part in the minute silence at 11am on Tuesday 28th April to honour every worker who has died from coronavirus.
In their memory, we fight for strong trade unions, protecting our safety at work. https://t.co/omuCH5cmvk #IWMD20#neverforgotten
We are hosting our first virtual event tomorrow 'Britain’s Future Immigration Policy: Implications for Decent Work in Low-paid Sectors' with @FocusOnLabour. We look forward to a great panel with @AhlbergMeri, @gvguk, Chris Russell (@RECmembers), @STWolpers and @RSAMatthew
One of my constituents offered to make 10 million masks on 27 March and has never had a reply. I wrote to the government and also have not had a reply. This is putting lives at risk. It is shambolic. It needs to be fixed.
@NursingNotesUK As a nurse that feels slightly like a slap in the face. Also we’d much rather just have some decent PPE so we can just get on with our jobs. We’re not heroes, we’re not saving humanity. We are professionals trying to do a job.