Boris needed to ensure the virus was brought in the country for Build Back Better. It probably would have got in eventually but if borders had been tightly shut the moment China couldn't hide it any longer rather than "come to Chinatown for Chinese new year" it probably would have been delayed.
Boris needed to ensure the virus was brought in the country for Build Back Better. It probably would have got in eventually but if borders had been tightly shut the moment China couldn't hide it any longer rather than "come to Chinatown for Chinese new year" it probably would have been delayed.