Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London
SIR KEIR STARMER accused Boris Johnson today of repeatedly failing to apologise for his comments on care homes and for denying that botched government policies led to coronavirus-linked deaths of some residents.
During Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), the Labour leader took the PM to task over comments in which he appeared to blame care homes for the number of deaths linked to Covid-19.
More than 19,000 care home residents have died from the coronavirus – a number that Sir Keir said was “chilling.”
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT