Foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday warned China there could not be a return to “business as usual” with the UK after the coronavirus crisis and that the international community would want answers from Beijing about its handling of the outbreak.
Mr Raab’s comments reflect frustration at the top of the British government over a perceived lack of transparency by China about the nature of the outbreak, which started in the city of Wuhan at the end of last year.
Speaking at a Downing Street press conference about the UK extending its lockdown in response to the coronavirus, the foreign secretary said: “I think there absolutely needs to be a very, very deep dive after-the-event review of the lessons, including of the outbreak of the virus.