Former Supreme Court judge Lord Jonathan Sumption has defended his actions after facing backlash for comments he made on a BBC programme about how some lives are less valuable than others.

The high-profile lawyer was widely criticised for his views, made on BBC One television show ‘The Big Questions’ this weekend, during which the panel members discussed the implications of the COVID-19 lockdowns in the U.K.

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