“As I say, we’ve been dealing with this, following the advice, we have since distributed a billion pieces of PPE and we know there are sadly supply issues across the world, especially with particular items of PPE,” the MP explained.
“But we are trying to get those items out as quickly as we can – we’re using the Army, asked Lord Dayton who ran the 2012 Olympics to help us with this because we’re absolutely clear; we’re working night and day to try and get PPE to the frontline where it is needed most,” the guest added.
“If government had listened to this advice last June, there wouldn’t be this desperate attempt to get PPE, if you had already had it,” Minchin argued.
“I think in fairness, I think we all recognise this is unprecedented in terms of the nature of the virus and the demands on the NHS and on other parts of our social care network,” Atkins hit back.