Because of Johnson’s Government’s dismal failure on testing. No-one is talking of renewed national lockdowns in Germany or Italy, which have competent Governments, effective testing regimes & life continues pretty much as normal. #COVID__19 #Covid19UK

Ben Bradshaw ALASTAIR CAMPBELL Cases are going up Germany and Italy, just give it a few weeks and they may be facing lockdowns. Compared to Asian and Australasian countries their governments are incompetent, it's just Johnson makes them seem competent by comparison with UK.

Mal Smith ALASTAIR CAMPBELL Italy & Germany are very low and steady compared with Johnson’s Britain where #COVID__19 is out of control again because they have excellent testing regimes.