because they were never meant for public consumption in the aftermath, we were never meant to see them. but on a deeper level, whether there was a paper trail about some of these decisions, rishi sunak said basically that he didn t think there was a particular issue with that, it wasn t like he was trying to hide anything, but some of these conversations did take place in private. all this came up from an article that was written in the spectator magazine in the summer of last year, which was an interview that was done with rishi sunak at the time when he was a leadership contender. where he talked generally about how decisions were being made during the time. and i think it was quite an interesting insight into exactly that. let s hear a little bit from it now. exactly that. let s hear a little bit from it now. the author of the article says bit from it now. the author of the article says that bit from it now. the author of the article says that you bit from it now. t
conference in which we were trying to dealwith. i had conference in which we were trying to deal with. i had to level with the public to deal with. i had to level with the public and say, i am afraid a large the public and say, i am afraid a large number of people will lose their large number of people will lose their loved ones before their time and it their loved ones before their time and it was their loved ones before their time and it was a pretty grim press conference. and in that discussion, we were conference. and in that discussion, we were asked about the way through. and i think. we were asked about the way through. and i think, patrick said the idea was to and i think, patrick said the idea was to flatten the curve, suppress the virus was to flatten the curve, suppress the virus with some measure of herd immunity the virus with some measure of herd immunity by the virus with some measure of herd immunity by september, would be a -ood immunity by sep
are killing the patient to tackle the tumour, large numbers of people will die. why are we destroying everything for people who will die soon? bed blockers? is that not indicative of the absence of a consistent value and a clear decision that on the basis of scientific advice that you had received, these stringent interventions are necessary? ida. received, these stringent interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication of interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication of the interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication of the cruelty - interventions are necessary? no, it is an indication of the cruelty of- is an indication of the cruelty of the choice that we faced and the appalling balancing act that i had to do throughout the pandemic and in order to. to do throughout the pandemic and in orderto. if to do throughout the pandemic and in order to. if indeed to do throughout the pandemic and in orde