A top Tory has demanded schools and borders are shut “RIGHT AWAY” to get the new variant of coronavirus under control. Jeremy Hunt piled pressure on Boris Johnson to act after the PM admitted he’ll take “tough” measures - but failed to say when.
Mr Hunt was the longest-serving Health Secretary in British history and now chairs the Commons Health and Social Care Committee.
He was also Boris Johnson’s rival for the Tory leadership in summer 2019. Mr Hunt wrote on Twitter : "Time to act: thread on why we need to close schools, borders, and ban all household mixing RIGHT AWAY. "To those arguing winter is always like this in the NHS: you are wrong.