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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Kate Bingham herself confirmed joining the EU procurement programme was not mandatory for EU members but I can understand why you might want to chalk this success up to Brexit.

The reality is somewhat harsher. All that Brexit has brought us in the way of Covid is the Indian variant as BoJo kept India off red status to try and strike a trade deal with that country.

Never mind what Bingham "herself" said. Those EU members who subscribed to the programme were left in a right mess by VdL and had we joined, we would be up the same street - 50% first vaccinations or thereabouts.

You cannot put the Indian variant down to Brexit. That's plain stupid and way below your normal standard. The two way human traffic with India would have happened anyway. You're pinning your argument on Boris' stupidity in holding out to so a trade deal with India. Notwithstanding the delay, the Indian variant was already seeded here.

Plus you steadfastedly ignore that we are free from the diktats of the EU. We have our sovereignty and everything will find ists proper level.