SNP Westminster leader accuses Boris Johnson of ‘reckless’ visit to Covid outbreak plant

Boris Johnson visited a vaccine plant despite No 10 being warned of a Covid outbreak, triggering condemnation in the Commons. The prime minister was accused of a “reckless PR stunt” – after it emerged that the boss of the plant in Scotland had alerted his team to the outbreak. “The prime minister and his advisers knew there was a serious Covid-19 outbreak at this plant – they knew the visit posed a risk,” SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said. The visit, to the Valneva factory, in Livingston, was made last Thursday, on Mr Johnson’s ‘Save the Union’ trip north of the border. Read more here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk... Like us on Facebook:   / theindependentonline   Follow us on Twitter:   / independent   Follow us on Instagram:   / the.independent   Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB