Alastair said he disagreed with “massive amounts” of what Peter said as he claimed the Government had failed on their seven standards of public life; Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty and Leadership.
“Naga you don’t have to defend them on this, they fail regularly on all seven… because of that, we are in a bigger mess than we should.
“Around the world, these people [health experts and scientists] are looking at Britain and thinking, ‘What an earth are they doing now?’”
The Naga Munchetty show airs Monday to Wednesday on BBC Radio 5 Live at 10am.