RISHI SHOULD’VE SPOKEN UP ON LOCKDOWNS AT THE TIME

RISHI SUNAK didn’t agree with Covid lockdowns after all, he said in an interview last week.

Apparently he thought the scientists had too much decisionmaking power, and his colleagues failed to consider the public health impact of locking down.

Well, it would have been nice for him to speak up at the time. I seem to remember that Mr Sunak, along with the rest of the Cabinet Ministers, ignored a letter sent by myself and other

GPs warning of the devastation caused by restrictions.

The growing tide of mental illness, missed heart attacks and record delays for cancer treatment were all flagged.

Mr Sunak and his colleagues didn’t even bother to write a response. If he genuinely cared about the health of the nation he would not have stood back and let the lockdowns happen in the way they did. And to blame others beggars belief.

Call me cynical, but it is hard to see his sudden change of heart as anything more than a tasteless ploy to win votes.