U.K. Says It Won Vaccine Race by Being a ‘Better Country’
- Minister amplifies boast that triggered spat with German envoy
- Johnson’s spokesman says Williamson is ‘rightly proud’ of U.K.
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A minister in Boris Johnson’s government said the U.K. won the race to approve a coronavirus vaccine because it’s a “better country,” threatening to amplify a row over Britain claiming credit for the shot.
“We’ve got the very best people in this country and we’ve obviously got the best medical regulator, much better than the French have, much better than the Belgians have, much better than the Americans have,” Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told LBC Radio on Thursday. “That doesn’t surprise me at all because we’re a much better country than every single one of them.”