There are clearly challenges apropos the availability of PPE and all the Health Secretary was stressing is that it should used in line with the guidance.I never interpreted his comments as an accusation that it was being mis-used.It was just common-sense advice as far as I am concerned.

Keir Starmer's comments represent a different interpretation and far as I am concerned a mis-representation.The Government are doing everything in their power in relation to the procurement and delivery of PPE and perhaps Mr Starmer is aware of their efforts but still chooses to make political points at a time of national unity.

I believe I have expressed my opinion on this matter with clarity and I really have nothing more to add to the debate on this issue.

A difference of opinion but polarised viewpoints add to the cut and thrust of debate and can add value to such hallowed sites.Happy Easter!

Edited by Willo (12 Apr 2020 4.18pm)

I don't know if the complaints are reasonable or not, but what I do know is that there is a lot of Labour and left activism within the NHS.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Mental how Keir is coming under more scrutiny on here than the actual person in charge of the country and his government.

That is because, in political terms, Starmer is far more interesting. Johnson heads a government with an 80 seat majority and polling even higher than he enjoyed back in December.

He can do what he wants, faces no challenges to his authority and in short is the absolute Alpha at the moment with his recent spell in hospital probably adding to that.

Now of course that might change but Starmer is by far the more interesting proposition when it comes to the slings and arrows of the sort of bulls*** a sad few of us like to indulge in.

He heads a Labour Party in complete meltdown. An utter basket case that has lost not only Scotland but also a huge chunk of its Northern heartlands in a 5 year period. Its tribal vote that it considered rock-solid absolutely smashed. It is a bear pit internecine warfare and where there is blood in the water, the Sharks circle.

You want politics as a kind of soap-opera for ugly people then Labour is the only show in town.

As matters stand, or rather stood up until a month or so again, it is f***ed. Utterly.

With perhaps the most intriguing part that this current crisis might have thrown it a life-line. That all the state-interventionist wet dreams of the Corbynites are coming to fruition.

Labour could, if they have the brains at the top, exploit this. Absolutely put the Tories on the ropes over the next 5 years, prod at the wounds that will open up.

Or, as I suspect, just implode.

Lets see. But Starmer is the new boy in town now. Got the shiny new badge. Has he got the chest for it though? I have my serious doubts about his wider political nous but perhaps I will be proved wrong.

Who knows? Everything is up in the air at the moment.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

Starmer is political points scoring and yes he is in the main raising the PPE issue now for ‘future enquiry’ . This is where the political points scoring comes into play.
The ‘unity’ thing is a smoke screen. On the whole the Government are doing a good job on what is a massive job and at least Starmer is right in saying these are unprecedented times.
Nightingale London was put together at incredible speed and I don’t think I have heard any praise for the Government from the opposition of the media who need to be more responsible and less pedantic in their questioning, especially Sky who are more left wing than the BBC. All labour could offer was criticism of the alleged price being paid to ADNOC (Abu Dhabi owners) but nothing about the fact that the Birmingham equivalent has been offered for nothing.
Finally, every Country in the World is trying to buy PPE and in huge volumes which, has and still is making our procurement difficult and with it the probable extortionate prices having to be paid.
It’s easy to be the opposition not having to make the big decisions.

Bring back Brolin

You do realise how many cages you have probably rattled don’t you?

Well said