Iran Press/ Europe: Appearing at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday13 May, Johnson had no answer to Labour leader Keir Starmer when asked about 10,000 excess deaths in care homes in April.
According to the UK's parliament, Starmer told Johnson: “The ONS (Office for National Statistics) records the average number of deaths in care homes each month. For the last five years, the average for April has been just over 8,000.
“This year, the number of deaths for care homes in April was a staggering 26,000. That’s three times the average: 18,000 additional deaths this April.
“Using the government’s figures, only 8,000 are recorded as COVID-19 deaths, that leaves 10,000 additional and unexplained care home deaths this April.”
The leader of the Labour Party Starmer called for Johnson’s views on these unexplained deaths –but the PM was unable to answer.
The overall death toll in the UK now stands at 40,033 when taking into account registered deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate alongside the latest hospital deaths in England.
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