Boris Johnson

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Boris Johnson: I wasn't properly warned about seriousness of Covid (The Guardian)

Ex-PM tells inquiry abusive messages between staff were inevitable passion of people 'doing their best' under great stress.

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Boris Johnson Covid inquiry live: I shouldn't have shaken hands of ... (BBC News)

At the time, the prime minister said he "shook hands with everybody, you'll be pleased to know".

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Boris Johnson tells inquiry he is 'sorry for pain' of Covid victims (Financial Times)

Former UK prime minister declines to comment on whether his government's decisions at height of crisis worsened death toll.

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Boris Johnson Covid Inquiry LIVE: Former PM claims mad cow ... (The Independent)

Boris Johnson faces a two-day grilling at Covid inquiry as he will be questioned about the UK's lockdown sand respond to criticisms about his leadership ...

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Boris Johnson's COVID inquiry grilling: all the bombshell moments (POLITICO.eu)

Britain's former prime minister is facing a two-day going-over by the country's official pandemic probe. POLITICO is tracking the key moments.

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UK COVID inquiry: Boris Johnson says he underestimated threat ... (Reuters)

British former prime minister Boris Johnson gave his most explicit apology for his handling of the coronavirus crisis on Wednesday, saying his government ...

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Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Apologizes In Front of ... (TIME)

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was sworn in to give evidence in front of the COVID-19 Inquiry panel.

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Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry: key takeaways (The Guardian)

Ex-PM is scheduled to be questioned for two days: here are the main points from his first session at the inquiry.

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Boris Johnson Covid inquiry live: I had 'no other tool' for Covid than ... (BBC News)

Boris Johnson has told the UK Covid inquiry he had "no other tool" than lockdown to control the virus in March 2020 · The former PM was answering a rare question ...

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I should have twigged Covid risk earlier, admits Boris Johnson (BBC News)

The former PM tells the pandemic inquiry he initially underestimated the challenge posed by the virus.

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Boris Johnson gives evidence to COVID inquiry - the key moments ... (Sky News)

Boris Johnson has begun giving evidence at the COVID inquiry, to answer for the decisions made during the pandemic, when he was still prime minister.

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No 10 culture led to better decisions, Boris Johnson tells Covid inquiry (The Guardian)

Former prime minister denies he made major mistakes and defends top team during full day of questioning.

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Boris Johnson Covid Inquiry LIVE: Ex-PM to face second day's ... (The Independent)

No 10 culture led to better decisions, Boris Johnson tells Covid inquiry; People removed from COVID inquiry as Boris Johnson apologises for 'pain and ...

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Boris Johnson faces second day of questions at UK Covid inquiry ... (The Guardian)

Former PM denied he made major mistakes during pandemic on first day of his evidence to the inquiry.

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Eat Out to Help Out scheme not a 'gamble', Boris Johnson tells ... (Financial Times)

Former UK prime minister admits senior official was critical of government's flagship restaurant discount scheme.

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Boris Johnson slams claim Eat Out to Help Out led to rise in cases (Daily Express)

Follow our live blog for the latest updates as the former Prime Minister faces a two-day grilling at the official inquiry.

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The confident nonsense of Boris Johnson (The New European)

There is a famous (and brilliant) nonsense song written by the Italian signer Adriano Celentano in the 1970s. Every word of it is meaningless (whether in ...

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Johnson unaware scientists sidelined on Eat Out to Help Out (Open Democracy)

The former prime minister said he did not understand how it had been 'smuggled past the scientific advice'

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Covid inquiry: Not clear Welsh firebreak lockdown worked - Boris ... (BBC News)

Boris Johnson claimed it was not clear that Wales' circuit breaker lockdown in autumn 2020 worked.

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