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Starmer says this is taxpayers’ money. The PM may not value it, but people do. He quotes a contract for face masks worth £150m. How many face masks were delivered?
Johnson says we are in the middle of a global pandemic. He says the government has to work with the private sector. Some are better than others. But the government has to work with them, even if Labour hates them.
Starmer says the chancellor’s package for forces charities was just £6m. That is not enough. This government can find more than £600,000 for PR consultants. He says new research shows the government has spent £130m on PR this year.
Johnson says Starmer is referring to the vaccine taskforce. They were combating the anti-vaxxers, and persuading people to take part in trials. He says Starmer should take back what he said.
