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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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Boris Johnson admits Britain's lack of PPE when Covid struck was a 'tragedy'
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mirror.co.ukBritain's lack of its own personal protective equipment when the Covid pandemic struck was a "tragedy", Boris Johnson has admitted.
The Prime Minister said the nation "couldn’t produce enough gloves, enough gowns, enough masks" in a call with Tory activists.
He insisted the problem is now resolved, with the UK able to make 85% of its own PPE instead of relying on international supplies.
His confession last night appears to show a very different tone to previous remarks by the government. Health Secretary Matt Hancock came under fire in February for claiming that, while there were “individual challenges in access to PPE”, they “never had a national shortage, because of my team”.
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