Welcome to Johnson’s alternative reality – where care home workers get the blame | Marina Hyde

The prime minister oversaw the discharge of 25,000 people into care homes without coronavirus testing. But not by his accountCan it really be three months ago that Matt Hancock responded to the government’s failure to provide care home workers with adequate PPE by announcing what he called “a new brand”? This, you might dimly recall, was a small lapel badge for care home workers. Its prophylactic properties were unclear, though it was certainly intended to throw a ring of steel