RECENT concerns about possible side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t detract from the excellent work done by those who developed the vaccine and the great people who are involved in rolling out the programme.

But, as usual, our hapless Prime Minister is trying to use the success of the programme for political point scoring. His crass comments at a private meeting of Tory MPs that the success was down to greed and capitalism tell you all you need to know about a man who is unfit to lead our nation.

The reality is that greed and capitalism have gone hand in hand over the generations and the consequences for ordinary men and women have been disastrous.

In the 1930s, a miner was killed every six hours in this country because of the failure to invest in infrastructure and safety. In the 1980s we saw Hillsborough when safety standards were constantly ignored, and just a few short years ago, we saw the agony of Grenfell Tower. All down to corporate greed.

Boris Johnson has tried to put the comments off as a joke as he so often does But if we want a comedian for PM, let’s vote for Peter Kay.

The last thing we need is to have the vaccination programme undermined because of inane comments by a man who can’t help acting the buffoon.

Dave Anderson