More than 100 former prime ministers, presidents and foreign ministers are among 230 prominent figures calling on the leaders of the powerful G7 countries to pay two-thirds of the $66bn (£46.6bn) needed to vaccinate low-income countries against Covid. Brown said the proposal would cost 30p per person per week in the UK “for the best insurance policy in the world”. A survey commissioned by Save the Children found that 79% of people in the UK who have a view think the G7 should pay to make the world safe. “They want the G7 to make the world safe again. The former leaders say the G7 should pay two-thirds of the cost, according to the size of their economies.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2021 16:30 UTC