Capitalism and greed gave Britain its success in vaccinating its population, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told lawmakers in a closed meeting, praising pharmaceutical companies for developing a shot in record time.
The comments, reported by The Sun newspaper, were made by Johnson during a Zoom meeting and could inflame a row with the European Union which is considering a ban on vaccine exports to Britain.
“The reason we have the vaccine success is because of capitalism, because of greed my friends,” the newspaper quoted him as saying during a meeting with Conservative lawmakers to rally them to support coronavirus restrictions.
