The government data includes suspected Covid-19 patients in Wales while showing only confirmed cases for the other nations. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Lord Sumption said: 'The problem is that there is a lack of rational thinking everywhere. WHO IS LORD SUMPTION? Lord Sumption has been a scathing critic of the use of shutdowns and the Government's use of coercion to try to quell the pandemic. Lord Sumption warned that lockdowns and other Government-imposed Covid curbs contain all the ingredients of totalitarianism.

Source: Daily Mail November 28, 2020 09:15 UTC