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Old 13-06-2020, 10:19   #3951
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Re: Coronavirus
Perhaps one reason why we were under-prepared. It looks like the distraction of Brexit was key in this decision.
Quote:
  • The PM abolished the Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingency Committee
  • MPs such as Michael Gove and Matt Hancock were part of the pandemic team
  • The group was scrapped by Mr Johnson just days after he entered No10 last July
...The group, officially known as the Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingency Committee (THRCC), was supposed to ensure the UK was ready to cope with a pandemic.

...But it was mothballed by former prime minister Theresa May on the advice of Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill so ministers and officials could focus on Brexit...

...Last night, a former Cabinet minister who was a member of THRCC until it was axed said it could have ensured the Government reacted more quickly to coronavirus, adding: ‘Once the pandemic took hold in Italy... alarm bells would have been ringing.

A former minister said fears that the UK was heading for a no-deal Brexit led to THRCC being wound-down in late 2018 by Sir Mark, adding "We were having to spend more time on EU exit strategy and less time on everything else."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tter_share-top
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