PMQs: Johnson's 'vacillation' allowed Delta variant to enter UK, says Starmer

The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said lax border policy was to blame for the spread of the Delta variant, first identified in India, and the four-week delay in ending England's Covid restrictions. 'While the NHS was vaccinating, the prime minister was vacillating,' he said, referring to the two-week delay in placing India on the red list of countries. Johnson said the UK has among the strongest border policies in the world, and that the variant was already seeded across the globe

[WeAreAwakeTV]

These people are absolute criminals. 💯

[Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

You're an island nation that has Brexsharted out of Europe. I simply don't get why you don't use your geography to your advantage like most other island nations have.

[jamesmurphy]

"Toughest borders in the world" yet little rubber boats can still come in anytime they like.

[hbpw]

Toughest borders in the world just shows how smug he is for anyone’s thinking

[Andypowerhouse]

Boris needs to own his mistake. This is a huge slap into everyone face in the U.K.

[kamon]

I wrote to my MP last year and asked why UK boarders were still open to people coming in but closed to those going out which does not quarantine a country at all during a WW pandemic, international variants have been entering this country since the start by plane / boat which would suggest that the programme that the Gov is following is not working in preventing the spread but may indeed be helping it, boarder control of our waters has been found none existent in dealing with the thousands of people crossing from France in boats , its strange that politicians but one and the media seem to miss what is obvious to the people and the world ...

[akaleoh]

Meanwhile Australia and New Zealand are having a normal life 🤝

[cretinousswine]

I don’t get how Boris can just blatantly lie to everyone’s face and not expect anyone to notice. He probably doesn’t care since the Tories control everything now.

[unbiasedsportsnews]

He could have just banned travel from India and all countries like other countries did the borders are not strong

[arghjayem]

The Indian variant, or “Delta” variant was identified in February long before April 23rd. So yet another lie. 🤬😡

[atso]

"We have the toughest borders anywhere in the world"

*China and South Korea be looking at each other like" "what?"

[tarrasss]

For once I totally agree with Starmer,
Toughest border controls in the world, Absolutely delusional.

[jonathanrussell]

1:47. "We have the toughest boarder measures in the world."

North Korea:🤔🤣

[davidburke]

Have they closed the borders once in the last 15 months this has been going on?

[johnbellamy]

he makes sense does starmer this time. you f---ed up again boris.

[lesleyowen]

No track and trace or quarantine enforced in the uk
Incompetent and shoddy

[jiggy]

If any of this is real we know it’s all Boris’ fault

[minstrelofMir]

during main lockdown last year 59m flew in/out of uk

[Brian-rxsp]

A Labour politician chewing out the Tories for being too _lax_ with border policy. And I'm actually agreeing. Is this opposite day?

[Nixijokenzi]

I usually agree with Johnson- but not this time. They weren’t tough enough with border control.