Ministers insist hundreds of millions more LFTs will soon be available. Last night, Labour’s health spokesman Wes Streeting said Health Secretary Sajid Javid needed to ‘pull his finger out’ to ensure people had access to the tests. Mr Streeting said: ‘The Health Secretary said before Christmas the challenge was distribution not supply, and there were plentiful stocks of tests in warehouses. With Britain returning to work this week, commuters are also worried that Covid-related staff shortages will bring misery on trains. More than 20 rail companies have already reduced services or plan to do so as a result of Covid infections and self-isolation rules.

Source: The Nation January 02, 2022 06:08 UTC