Starmer presses Government to establish ’round-the-clock’ vaccination programme
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.
These measures are necessary and we support them.
The coming weeks are going to be difficult, but we must all pull together to get control of the virus and get the vaccine rolled out.
Stay at home, protect our NHS, vaccinate Britain.
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) January 4, 2021
“The British people have sacrificed so much but, thanks to the dedication and brilliance of our scientists, there is hope of a way out of this nightmare,” Sir Keir said, calling on the nation to “recapture the spirit” of the beginning of the pandemic.
“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.”