Boris Johnson’s night-time visit to memorial angers Covid bereaved

PM makes solo visit to memorial wall despite families asking him for weeks to meet them there

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Boris Johnson has made a solo visit under cover of darkness to the National Covid Memorial Wall, infuriating bereaved families who have been asking for weeks for him to walk the wall" and meet them there.

Johnson was spotted at the wall on Tuesday night, a day after allegations - which he denies - that he made remarks to the effect he would rather let bodies pile high" than announce another lockdown.