Boris Johnson quizzed at Covid-19 inquiry over pandemic's impact on children

Boris Johnson says government failed to plan for Covid school closures

The former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the Covid inquiry that children paid a "huge price" to protect the rest of society during the pandemic - admitting that the Government failed to adequately plan for school closures in England.

Boris Johnson denies UK failure in planning COVID school closures but apologizes for mistakes

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is denying his government failed to prepare for school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kids paid 'a huge price' for Covid measures: ex-UK PM Johnson

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson Tuesday told a public inquiry that he regretted the impact of his government's Covid-19 policies on children, including the "nightmare" decision to close schools.

Covid inquiry row erupts as Boris Johnson hits back at former minister’s school closure claim

In his long-awaited evidence to the Covid inquiry, Boris Johnson has lashed out at his former Education Minister Gavin Williamson, saying that he would “respectfully” disagree with Mr Williamson’s assessment in his evidence. Mr Williamson told the inquiry that he believed schools were closed in January 2021 not because it would have a significant impact on infection rates, but because the Government had to be seen to using all the levers at its …

Boris Johnson says UK covid rules were 'far too elaborate'

The former prime minister denied the government failed to plan for school closures during the pandemic

Covid rules went ‘too far’ for children - and they paid the price, Johnson says

The former prime minister said closing schools during the pandemic was a ‘nightmare’ scenario