Disgraceful, indefensible PPE shortages, the void where a lockdown exit plan should be, and the testing fiasco are three of the problems Boris Johnson faces when he returns to Downing Street.
The Prime Minister would be wise to ditch the spin and waffle, and resurface as serious and straightforward to admit past failings and deliver a clearer sense of direction.
A 413 daily rise in hospital deaths to 20,732 may be the smallest since the end of March but it still leaves hundreds of families grieving and would likely be more than double if deaths in care homes and at home were included.
The fact that all five living former prime ministers have endorsed the Mirror’s campaign for NHS heroes to receive medals shows how grateful the nation is to these brave workers.
We also want them to get the PPE they need and the wage rises they are surely entitled to.
Our criticism is reserved for Tory ministers and a Prime Minister who must do better.
