Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Blame game breaks out over testing

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Adam Forrest
Wednesday 20 May 2020 07:55 BST
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Suspension of testing on March 12 was because due to lack of capacity rather than best science

Project Restart has become very messy indeed. Six positive tests for coronavirus at Premier League clubs have complicated plans to reboot top flight football next month – as Watford’s captain refuses to return to training over fears for his family’s health. The government’s attempts to resume life as we knew it are getting messier by the day. Plans to re-open schools on 1 June have been thrown into doubt, while a blame game has erupted among politicians and officials over testing failures. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

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