Why Britain should follow Trump’s lead and pull out of the WHO which failed so wretchedly over Covid

At his desk in the Oval Office, presidential executive orders stacked up ready for his signature, Donald Trump reacted with excitement as one gold-embossed dossier was put in front of him.

‘Ooh,’ said the President, ‘that’s a big one.’

With a flourish of his pen, he signed off on an edict that has the potential to change global health policy and perhaps ensure that when the next pandemic hits – as one will – the world is far better prepared.

The order was headed, ‘Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organisation‘ – citing ‘the organisation’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises’.

It went on: ‘The WHO continues to demand unfairly onerous payments from the United States, far out of proportion with other countries’ assessed payments. China, with a population of 1.4 billion, has 400 per cent of the population of the United States, yet contributes nearly 90 per cent less to the WHO.’

It’s not the first time…