Quote Originally Posted by BigFatPie View Post
UK decision not to participate in EU procurement of medical equipment and ventilators ‘political decision’. This word is used a lot nowadays, but it really is scandalous.

Impressed with leadership? Not much.

https://twitter.com/haynesdeborah/st...379505154?s=21
Mr McDonald added: "The UK mission (to the European Union) briefed ministers about what was available, what was on offer and the decision is no."

"All I can say is, as a matter of fact, we have not taken part."

But this evening, Mr Hancock insisted that was not the case. "When we did receive an invitation, it was put up to me and we joined," he said, adding that the scheme hasn't delivered "a single item of PPE" so far....


Isn't there enough bloody misinformation without adding confusion to what surely must be a simple matter of fact?

And what's happening with the Turkey PPE, isn't there an RAF plane there? Have we been gazumped? Those Germans, always first to the beach, always first to the buffet - how do they do it?