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Starmer on virus: The government has lost control

A second UK lockdown to tackle coronavirus outbreaks would be “a sign of government failure, not an act of God�, the Labour leader has said.

Boris Johnson “has had months to prepare for this�, said Sir Keir Starmer in an online speech, replacing the traditional annual conference address to delegates.

Sir Keir said the government’s testing scheme and had “collapsed� and added: “This is the time for leadership.�

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