Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday rejected suggestions that he wanted to let COVID-19 “rip” through the population as he defended his handling of the pandemic during a second day of testimony at a public inquiry into the crisis.



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Former U.K. leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 'rip' through the population

The former prime minister says he offered counter arguments but ultimately acted to curb Covid.

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Covid inquiry: I did not back a 'let it rip' policy, says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson defends his COVID-19 response at U.K. inquiry, admits mistakes. He was grilled about his "Eat Out to Help Out" programme and delays in imposing a second lockdown. Scientists testified they weren't consulted and it was obvious it would increase transmission risks. Johnson said he had no reason to question it. Matt Hancock argued thousands of lives could have been saved by earlier lockdown. Inquiry seeks to uncover lessons of pandemi…

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Boris Johnson also rejected the suggestion that he considered injecting himself with Covid-19 on TV to show it did not pose a threat.

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday rejected suggestions that he wanted to let COVID-19 "rip" through the population as he defended his handling of the pandemic during a second day of testimony at a public inquiry into the crisis.

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected suggestions that he wanted to let COVID-19 “rip” through the population as he defended his handling of the pandemic during a second day of testimony at a public inquiry into the crisis.

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Ex-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 'rip' through the population

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain's COVID inquiry on Thursday that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to "let rip" was "rubbish" and "completely wrong". Johnson, prime minister between 2019 and 2022, faced a second day of questioning which examined the weeks before the second national lockdown in November 2020. The inquiry has heard evidence from former advisers that Johnson, fearing the impact on the economy, wanted to l…

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"All Rubbish": Ex UK PM Boris Johnson On Allegations He "Let Covid Rip"

Former PM clashed with the Covid Inquiry's top lawyer Hugo Keith over allegations he wanted to coronavirus 'rip' through the UK.

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An extract from Sir Patrick Vallance's diary from September 2020 appears to show Boris Johnson callously joking about soaring cases of the virus in Wales

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LONDON (Reuters) -Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain's COVID inquiry on Thursday that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to "let rip" was "rubbish" and "completely wrong". Read full story

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Boris Johnson has denied claims that he used the phrase “let the bodies pile high” during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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