British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the possibility the UK could engage in a tit-for-tat vaccine export war with the European Union after it threatened to halt supplies during a row with AstraZeneca.
Mr Johnson said that Britain does not believe in engaging in "blockades of any kind", as he signalled tensions could be thawing during talks with the bloc.
Under pressure over the pace of its rollout and embroiled in a row with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca over supplies, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen threatened to halt vaccine exports.
But Mr Johnson told a Downing Street press conference: "We'll continue to work with European partners to deliver the vaccine rollout. "All I can say is we in this country don't believe in