Tory hypocrisy exposed again as Brandon Lewis won’t explain why the UK has worst Covid-19 death rate in the world
Tory minister Brandon Lewis was left struggling to find words after his government’s hypocrisy was exposed (again) on live television.
Interviewed on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Lewis was challenged to explain why the UK has the worst Covid-19-related death rate in the world. He said it was “too early” to make comparisons.
But, Piers Morgan pointed out, this government is happy to compare itself with the rest of the world when it suits – such as its claim that the UK is leading the world in vaccinating the population.
Lewis had nowhere to go. He and his government were exposed; their attempt to hoodwink us marked out – for all the world to see:
‘Given that you’ve been using international comparisons about the vaccine it’s not unreasonable to ask you why we have the worst death rate in the world.’@Piersmorgan and @susannareid100 question Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on the UK having the worst death rate. pic.twitter.com/N5SLe7cSQz
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) January 19, 2021
And the world did see:
88-year-old unlikely TikTok star Joseph Dolan congratulates @piersmorgan for pressing Brandon Lewis on why the UK has the worst Covid death rate in the world.
He agrees with Piers they don’t have an answer.
Watch GMB today👉https://t.co/fzcHkA6S4k pic.twitter.com/9XXerUmHP7
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) January 19, 2021
For clarity and completeness, you’ve seen Lewis failing to explain why the UK has the worst Covid-related death rate, so here’s the Conservative boast about vaccination:
https://twitter.com/ottocrat/status/1351470944565473280
It is typical Tory policy and, yes, it is an attempt to mislead the public.
There is no point in crowing about a large number of injections if the UK still has more people dying of Covid-19 than any other nation in the world.
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