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Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Matt Hancock under pressure over PPE delivery

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Adam Forrest
Wednesday 22 April 2020 08:02 BST
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Matt Hancock denies UK's failure to take part in EU PPE scheme was a 'political decision'

Psychologists say people are reporting more intense and anxious dreams than usual during the lockdown – reveries about flying bugs, tidal waves and Oprah Winfrey running around with a chainsaw. Matt Hancock hope a vaccine for the virus will eventually bring the nightmare to an end. The health secretary – whose head must be swimming at night with testing targets and PPE order numbers – has announced that the first human trials in the UK would begin this week. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

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