addressing the government’s handling of the pandemic and claimed they ‘underestimated’ the public’s willingness to follow rules.
Speaking after the first national lockdown in March, Ian said: ‘People are very happy to obey orders, in this democracy, if they see it’s coming from a sensible place.
The government didn’t quite trust us to be grown up.’However, the movie talent did add that he’s ‘awfully glad’ not to be in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s shoes, claiming: ‘Whatever you do, you’re going to get it wrong.’Like Sir Ian, Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith and Jack Whitehall’s father Michael are among the elderly stars that have now been vaccinated.