Philip Pullman: ministers should face charges if Brexit politics slowed PPE

Novelist says government should be ‘charged with conspiracy to murder’ if reluctance to work with the EU obstructed provision

Philip Pullman has said that the UK government “should be arraigned on charges of conspiracy to murder” if it is found that “for Brexit-related reasons” MPs did not take part in the EU procurement scheme to buy PPE.

The government has previously said it was unable to join the EU schemes as it had not received an email of invitation. But the Guardian revealed last week that the UK missed three opportunities to be part of the EU scheme to bulk-buy masks, gowns and gloves.

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