The European Commission has announced it is taking AstraZeneca to court for delays to deliveries.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman this afternoon defended the company as a “hugely strong partner” in the fight against Covid-19.
While he would not be drawn on the legal case being launched by the EU, the No10 official praised AstraZeneca for having a global impact in the fight against the virus.
He said: “AstraZeneca has been a hugely strong partner to the UK and in fact, globally for their work globally they have been a vital part of our vaccine rollout programme.
“We continue to look forward to working with them.”
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