Certainly, the Prime Minister deserves a pat on the back for much of his handling of the crisis – the most serious to hit the globe since the Second World War. By a country mile, the greatest misstep has been the shambles over mass testing. The Government must appoint as a matter of urgency a dedicated minister for testing – someone given carte blanche to crack the controversy. After all, during the Second World War, Lord Beaverbrook played a major role as Winston Churchill's Minister of Aircraft Production. Look at the 4,000-bed specialist hospital that has been built in London's Docklands in just days – the fifth largest in the world.

Source: Daily Mail March 31, 2020 22:26 UTC