The government was too slow to enter the lockdown. It has been too slow to increase the number of people being tested.
It has been too slow in getting NHS staff the critical equipment they need to keep them safe. We need to make sure these mistakes are not repeated.
Other countries have begun to set out a road map to lift restrictions in certain sectors of the economy and for certain services, especially social care, when the time is right.
This of course must be done in a careful, considered way with public health, scientific evidence and the safety of workers and families at its heart. But the UK government should be doing likewise.”