Eyebrows at Keir telling LBC "Lab never pushed for us to be anything to do with EU vaccine scheme."
Shad Min P Blomfield, 4 May: ‘Backing the EU initiative for a coronavirus vaccine is a positive step, but we should participate in the EU’s pandemic warning system and the EMA too"

And here is Shadow Europe Minister saying it was "dumber and dumber that UK opted out": https://twitter.com/CatherineWest1/status/1281900216577400833 How does that sit with idea that "Labour never pushed for us to be anything to do with EU vaccine scheme". Two senior frontbenchers did publicly.. on brief.

This is sub op for them too: Shad Health Sec 2018: "I can confirm today that a Labour Govt would seek to continue to be a part of the European Medicine Agency and adhere to the EU regulatory framework on the authorisation and conduct of clinical trials.." https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/labour-brexit-red-line-24722

Keir Starmer himself said in 2017: "Why would we want to be outside the European Medicines Agency, which ensures that all medicines in the EU market are safe and effective?"

why indeed. https://labourlist.org/2017/02/keir-starmer-it-is-our-duty-to-respect-he-outcome-of-the-referendum-but-we-remain-a-european-country-with-shared-values/