Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, responding after the government’s coronavirus press conference today, said:

“This isn’t the first time ministers have given NHS and social care staff big promises on PPE. But there has been a mismatch between statements at Downing Street Press Conferences and the realities facing health and care staff on the ground. Staff have been raising the alarm over lack of PPE for weeks. We hope the government’s plans today deliver the adequate supplies of PPE our brave health care staff deserve.”