Jeremy Corbyn: government lectured me about herd immunity
Former Labour leader describes idea of letting Covid spread across population as ‘eugenic’
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Jeremy Corbyn has said the government “lectured” him about herd immunity during cross-party coronavirus talks, a policy he described as “eugenic”.
The former Labour leader said he was invited to a meeting with Cabinet Office officials in the spring with the shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, where a talk was held on the topic.
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