Claim: Boris Johnson refused 50,000 ventilators offered by the EU.
Fact-check: No, the UK didn't turn down 50,000 ventilators offered by the EU - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not true. the uk did not join an eu scheme to stockpile medical equipment, but this is not the same as turning down 50,000 ventilators.the total budget of the scheme wouldn't have covered this many ventilators.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Kate Lewis
Date published: 2020-04-17T00:00:00