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Neville slams Boris Johnson's 'conflicting' response to coronavirus

The former Red Devil said he's worried that the leader's decisions had an economic basis and that his messaging was muddled

Gary Neville has criticised the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for ‘conflicting messages’ in the face of the coronavirus crisis.

The former Manchester United and England right-back, who closed the Manchester hotels he has a stake in so they could be used for health service staff, suggested the decisions made by Johnson were driven by concerns over financial matters rather than the health of the British public.

Although the Prime Minister has suggested people self-isolate to combat the spread of the virus he has fallen short of saying pubs and bars must shut, and schools will remain open through Friday despite being shut in many places around the world, decisions which attracted Neville’s ire.