EU vaccine rollout: Ursula von der Leyen apologises for late action

Ursula von der Leyen today issued a grovelling apology for the EU’s vaccine shambles, admitting the bloc acted ‘late’ and was ‘over-confident’ Ursula von der Leyen today issued a grovelling apology for the EU’s vaccine shambles, admitting the bloc acted ‘late’ and was ‘over-confident’.  The European commission president also conceded its rollout was still not … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen issues grovelling apology over EU vaccine shambles

Ursula von der Leyen today issued a grovelling apology for the EU’s vaccine shambles, admitting the bloc acted ‘late’ and was ‘over-confident’ Ursula von der Leyen today issued a grovelling apology for the EU’s vaccine shambles, admitting the bloc acted ‘late’ and was ‘over-confident’.  The European commission president also conceded its rollout was still not … Read more

Von Trapp children actors on filming Sound of Music with Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews

Actors who played the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music revealed what it was like filming with the late Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews.   Debbie Turner, 64, who was seven when she played Marta in the film, Angela Cartwright, 68, who played Brigitta at 13, and Nicholas Hammond, 70, who was 14 when he portrayed Friedrich appeared on This Morning … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen slams Boris Johnson’s ‘space race’ on vaccines

Ursula von der Leyen has taken a barbed swipe at Boris Johnson over his ‘space race’ approach to vaccines as she faces a huge backlash over the EU shambles. The European Commission president complained that some countries saw the drive to inoculate populations as a Cold War style ‘confrontation’. The comments, as she addressed students attending … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen lashes out at Boris Johnson’s ‘space race’ on vaccines

Ursula von der Leyen lashes out at Boris Johnson’s ‘space race’ approach to vaccines as bitter German minister points to UK’s higher death rate and ‘endless suffering’ Ursula von der Leyen swiped at the ‘space race’ approach on vaccines at summit EU and UK have clashed over supplies as bloc struggles with its chaotic rollout … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen brands the race for Covid vaccine supplies the new ‘Cold War space race’

EU chief von der Leyen calls the race for Covid vaccine supplies the new ‘Cold War space race’ – hours after bloc was condemned for turning to Russia for help with their inoculation disaster Brussels chief warned against ‘confrontational mindset’ in the vaccine rollout  Vaccine rollouts on the Continent have been comparatively sluggish to UK … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen accidentally SUPPORTS Brexit in vaccine apology

Ursula von der Leyen accidentally made the case for Brexit while apologising to Europe for the slow pace of her vaccine roll-out today – admitting that solo countries will be quicker at getting things done. Attempting to justify why the EU signed deals for Covid vaccines weeks or months after the UK, she said on … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen accidentally SUPPORTS Brexit while apologising for EU vaccine shambles

Ursula von der Leyen accidentally made the case for Brexit while apologising to Europe for the slow pace of her vaccine roll-out today – admitting that solo countries will be quicker at getting things done. Attempting to justify why the EU signed deals for Covid vaccines weeks or months after the UK, she said on … Read more

German minister rages at Ursula von der Leyen’s ‘really s**t’ vaccine efforts

A German minister has raged at Ursula von der Leyen’s ‘really s**t’ vaccine strategy and said that Berlin cannot ‘let this s**t repeat itself’ as anger mounts over the EU’s chaotic handling of the roll-out.   Vice-chancellor Olaf Scholz attacked von der Leyen by name in a stormy cabinet meeting on Monday, according to Bild.   Scholz … Read more

No10 slaps down Ursula von der Leyen over vaccine criticism

Downing Street today slapped down Ursula von der Leyen after she accused Britain of compromising on coronavirus vaccine safety and claimed the EU’s slower approval process was the ‘right decision’. Number 10 said experts at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) had been ‘very clear that no corners were cut, no stones were left unturned’ … Read more