Boris Johnson is encouraging the nation to join in with a national clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore and healthcare workers this evening.
The lockdown hero’s family released a heartbreaking tribute following his death yesterday after he contracted coronavirus. They revealed he died aged 100 with his family around his bedside in hospital.
The Second World War veteran inspired the nation in lockdown by raising tens of millions of pounds for the NHS. To mark his memory, a minute’s silence took place in the House of Commons before Prime Minister’s Questions at noon to honour him and all victims of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised Sir Tom’s fundraising efforts and said his was a “life well lived” and that he “inspired the very best in us all”.
The prime minister encouraged the nation to join in with a national clap for Sir Tom and healthcare workers at 6pm this evening.
