Sir Keir Starmer wants 10 million more people to be offered a flu jab as part of efforts to protect the NHS this winter.
The over-65s, pregnant women and those with certain medical conditions are all eligible for a free jab.The Labour leader's demand comes amid concerns the UK could be heading for aSir Keir disagreed and said, while he thought more local outbreaks were"likely", he didn't think a second wave was inevitable.
Sir Keir accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of being"asleep at the wheel" and being too slow - be it on going into lockdown or getting the test and trace system up and running - in his decision-making. A recent poll showed 37% of people thought Sir Keir would make the best prime minister, two points ahead of Mr Johnson.
Sir Keir has overhauled Labour's front bench as well as the party's hierarchy in the early weeks of his leadership. Sir Keir - echoing the findings of Labour's internal inquiry into the election - said the party's drubbing at the ballot box can be blamed on the leadership, an unrealistic manifesto and Brexit.
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