No one is in charge of the UK's coronavirus response – and it shows | Simon Jenkins

NHS promises unmet, local government ignored, care homes forgotten. Has any British politician got their hand on the tiller?

Something is clearly wrong. Britain does not need Boris Johnson, but it needs a prime minister, and badly. Coronavirus promises are made and not fulfilled. Orders go out and are not delivered. The clothing industry in the UK apparently cannot mass-produce a simple medical gown or mask, and must turn to Turkey, China and volunteers with sewing machines and 3D printers...