Lee Cain says Boris Johnson 'should have done more' in regards to the Covid 19 pandemic

Evening Standard

During the Covid Inquiry, Former Downing Street Director of Communications, Lee Cain said: "So, yes, the Prime Minister should have done more. But I think also, you know, the team around him and across Whitehall should have them."

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00:00 You very fairly said a moment ago that in January you didn't criticize the Prime Minister for thinking more about

00:06 5g

00:08 Hs2 and so on

00:10 What about in early March? I?

00:12 Think the Prime Minister was not alone in

00:16 Not doing as much as we should by early March given the scale and the evidence that was

00:22 All over our TV screens at the time so yes the Prime Minister should have done more

00:29 But I think also you know the team around him and across Whitehall should have done more. What about you did you think?

00:35 By early March. It was a big deal or not I

00:39 Think so I think we all thought it was a significant challenge and something that was going to be

00:44 You know the only thing that we were focusing on for an awful long time

00:49 I think it was more of you know how and what should we be doing at that point?

00:53 I don't think there was any clarity of purpose any

00:55 really serious outlined plan

00:59 To deal with Covid at that particular point, and I think that was the core failure was you know what were we supposed to you know?

01:06 I'm I'm not a

01:08 Epidemiologist, I you know that's not what the expertise I would bring I

01:10 Think you know there was a lack of clarity of what we should be doing at that point really

01:15 Thank you for watching!

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