Now is "not the time" to ask if the government was too slow to act over coronavirus, Keir Starmer has said. The new Labour leader said Tory ministers will face "difficult questions" in the future about how fast the UK implemented a nationwide lockdown.
Sir Keir has slammed shortages of protective equipment. But overall he said for now, the focus must be on helping the government "get this right".
He added: "Now is not the time for those. "The national effort has to be about reducing those numbers and, as I say, that’s about increasing the capacity of the NHS, it’s about social distancing and following the government’s guidance.