Live UK Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson admits government’s excessive push to return people to offices post-lockdown

From 35m agoKey events18s agoJohnson⁤ says he regrets saying long Covid was⁤ ‘bollocks’ and ‘Gulf War‍ syndrome stuff’21m agoJohnson says‍ with hindsight he thinks he should have spent more time during Covid working with ‍devolved administrations35m⁤ agoJohnson ⁣says government‌ may have pushed too hard in encouraging people back into office ‍after lockdown1h agoJohnson claims he can’t remember why he met‌ Evgeny Lebedev at No ⁤10 days before lockdown1h agoJohnson rejects claims he ⁤could not make up his mind about lockdown2h agoJohnson says‌ he does not ‍recall Hancock calling⁤ for immediate⁣ lockdown on 13 March, as he claims he did2h agoJohnson claims he had not been told to ‍avoid shaking hands when he did⁤ so on hospital visit3h agoJohnson says he did not consider ignoring advice from scientists that locking down too soon would be mistake3h⁢ agoParty leaders row over⁣ Rwanda agreement at PMQs4h agoJohnson says he ⁢does not recall being told Cobra conclusion from 26‍ February 2020 mass deaths increasingly likely4h agoRishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over Margaret ⁤Thatcher at prime minister’s questions4h agoJohnson says by late February he ‘should have ⁣twigged’ about seriousness⁤ of Covid4h agoJohnson says ‘fallacious, inductive logic’ led to government⁤ not taking seriously early​ estimate of ⁣possible Covid death toll4h agoJohnson suggests​ government did not fully ‍believe ​forecasts about potential Covid deaths ‍in early 20204h agoJohnson defends not chairing early Cobra meetings on Covid⁣ himself5h agoJohnson ⁤dismisses Simon ‍Case’s highly ⁣critical WhatsApp messages, claiming Thatcher’s team feuded in private too5h agoJohnson claims he cannot recall ⁢being told talented people refusing to work​ at No 10 due ‌to toxic culture5h agoJohnson rejects claims toxic culture at No 10 was problematic, saying ‘challenge’ ⁣helpful and all governments ⁢similar5h agoJohnson tells‌ inquiry he only read minutes of Sage meetings ‘once or twice’5h agoJohnson ‌claims cabinet ‘more reluctant’ to johnson-admits-governments-excessive-push-to-return-people-to-offices-post-lockdown.html” title=”Live UK Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson admits government's excessive push to return people to offices post-lockdown”>impose ‍lockdown-type​ measures than he was5h ⁣agoJohnson says he is ‘not sure’ if government decisions led to Covid deaths being ⁤higher than necessary6h agoJohnson cannot explain why‌ some WhatsApp messages missing from old phone, but says he did not remove them6h ⁣agoJohnson says he is ‘deeply sorry’ for pain and suffering experienced during pandemic6h agoProtest in Covid ⁤inquiry as Boris Johnson begins ‍giving evidence6h agoInquiry chair Lady Hallett issues reprimand over advance reports about what ⁢Johnson likely to say6h agoWhat‍ Johnson is expected to tell Covid inquiry, according to​ newspaper reports published​ in advance7h ​agoFor Johnson to claim he saved ⁣thousands of‌ lives would be ‘distortion of truth’, bereaved families⁣ claim7h agoBoris ⁤Johnson arrives early at Covid⁢ inquiry and is expected to say he ​got ⁢’most of the big calls right’Filters BETAKey events (28)Boris Johnson (48)Hugo Keith KC ⁤(27)Dominic Cummings (8)Patrick⁤ Vallance (7)Chris Whitty (5)18s ago10.59 ESTJohnson says⁤ he regrets saying…

2023-12-06 10:44:35
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