The European Commission is playing with the lives of millions of British pensioners.
In the showdown between London and Brussels on vaccines, Boris Johnson has released the shocking argument that speaks to his opinion.
In a telephone conversation described as
"spicy"
with the boss of the European executive, Ursula von der Leyen, the Prime Minister warned that a slowing down on vaccine exports to the United Kingdom would threaten the administration of a second dose to the elderly, thereby endangering them.
Saying this, he sets a date for the crucial weeks to come.
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Minister of State Michael Gove has since said he has received assurances that
"the supplies we have paid for will be delivered
.
"
But the damage is done and the incredible blunder of Brussels will leave traces.
In particular, by threatening to include Northern Ireland in its mechanism for controlling exports of vaccines produced in the EU, the Commission has succeeded in the feat of arousing both the ire of
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