A British MP on Sunday said the UK needs an updated Public Health Act so the government can’t make decisions such as imposing lockdowns without parliamentary scrutiny. Writing in The Telegraph, Conservative MP Steve Baker said that lockdowns and restrictions have caused “immense damage” as the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus itself did, citing food insecurity, physical and mental health implications, interruption of education, unemployment, and the huge cost of the measures. Baker also cited a new report (pdf) by the Treasury Committee, which called on the government to to be more transparent about economic analyses it undertakes during crises and to include economists in its decision-making process alongside epidemiologists and health experts. “That’s why we need a new Public Health Act: an improved set of democratic checks and balances which would provide greater confidence in decisions and prevent a Government from overreaching,” the article reads. “A new Act requiring proper …