Doctors’ leaders, unions and MPs have already backed our call to honour brave workers battling Covid-19 on the front line. And sports stars, including Raheem Sterling, last night threw their weight behind the plea as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab hinted life-savers will be honoured. England and Manchester City forward Sterling said in a moving statement: “I’m proud to back the Daily Mirror’s campaign to give our NHS heroes and volunteers a medal to show our support for the incredible work they are doing. He said: “The Prime Minister is very clear about the debt of gratitude which we all owe to the NHS workforce. In 2015, the Government approved a medal for Britons, including civilians, fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Source: Daily Mirror March 30, 2020 21:44 UTC