Tory leadership candidates criticise COVID lockdowns

Euractiv | Aug 26, 2022 at 8:34 AM
  • Conservative party leadership rivals Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak have both vowed not to impose future lockdowns in the UK, complaining that the tight restrictions imposed to control the spread of COVID-19 went too far.
  • In response, members of the government’s scientific advisory committee have retorted that their recommendations were based on the scientific consensus at the time.