ANOTHER day another lie. Hours after the government announced 122,000 Covid tests were taking place daily, the UK Statistics Authority had to point out that 40,000 of those tests had not actually been completed but had just been popped in the post.

On the same day we were also told that there had been 39,045 registered Covid deaths but were later informed that there were 61,895 excess deaths.

We were told a few days ago that the UK would soon have a “world leading” track and trace system but it is now revealed it is not working as expected. The UK is sadly being discredited on the world stage as a result of our inept government.

The root cause is Boris Johnson and his ministers have always relied on rhetoric and empty promises to get what they want.

That is what they did with Brexit.

However, when reality bites, as it has tragically done with the pandemic everyone can see through the slogans and the spin.

Their Project Fear slogan will also be shown to have been yet another lie in due course. Alas too late!

Stephen Warren, Durham.