LONDON, 25 March, 2021 (TON): Cooperation between the country and the European Union (EU) is "very important" to fight the pandemic, said the UK PM Boris Johnson on Wednesday.

These remarks were made amid the risen tensions between the U.K. and the EU over higher immunization supplies during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons.

The Prime Minister said he doesn't believe blockades "are sensible", adding that the long-term damage done by blockades can be "very considerable".

Anyone considering a blockade may want to think about how companies would view a country where such things are imposed, he said.

On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed tougher controls on vaccine exports.

According to the plan, any shipment would be assessed on the destination country's rate of vaccinations and vaccine exports.

Therefore, the PM said "we will do everything that is necessary" to make sure that Britain gets the jabs, when asked if the UK government would consider a careful and proportionate retaliation if the EU decides to ban the export of vaccines to the country,