Is the EU starting a coronavirus vaccine war?

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's shocked the UK by appearing to threaten to cut off vaccine supplies from Europe if doses of AstraZeneca made in the UK aren't sent back to the continent. Boris Johnson's hit back, warning the bloc to “stand by its commitments” and not endanger the battle against Covid-19 by imposing jab export restrictions.

The Evening Standard's deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil joins the podcast to look at a surprising turn of events that's come in the same week countries like Germany, France and Italy said they were pausing use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. He also discusses the latest in the UK's vaccination programme, as the country passes the 25 million doses given landmark and extends invites for the injection to everyone over 50. 

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