The UK could help EU nations with coronavirus vaccine supplies, the international trade secretary, Liz Truss, has said, but only if it does not affect the government’s timetable for vaccinating its own population.
As ministers sought to smooth relations with Brussels following the EU’s much-criticised and swiftly rescinded decision to impose a vaccine border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Truss sought to stress the need for international cooperation.
Speaking overnight, the vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, talked about collaborating with the EU, saying Britain had gone “out of our way” to help the bloc with vaccines supplies and “will continue to do so”.
Truss reiterated this point, but hinted that any diversion of supplies to the EU might not happen before the UK has offered vaccinations to all adults, due by the autumn. Downing Street has previously held out the possibility of this happening once the first phase of the programme is over.
Свежие комментарии