Leaker ‘Bounced’ Government Into Ill-Informed Lockdown, Says Ian Duncan Smith

Leaker ‘Bounced’ Government Into Ill-Informed Lockdown, Says Ian Duncan Smith
Former Conservative Party leader Ian Duncan Smith talks in the House of Commons on Nov. 4, 2020. Parliament TV
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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The leaking of lockdown plans hustled the government into an unnecessary, premature, and ill-informed decision, former Conservative leader Ian Duncan Smith told MPs ahead of a vote on the measures.

Smith said he will not vote for the measures, saying that evidence showed the spread of the CCP virus was already slowing and that the current local lockdowns had not been fully assessed.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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