Dominic Cummings tells BBC Johnson denied Covid would overwhelm NHS

Former aide says Boris Johnson held out on October lockdown because those dying are essentially all over 80'

Boris Johnson denied the NHS would be overwhelmed and said he was not prepared to lock down the country to save people in their 80s, texting his adviser get Covid and live longer," according to new WhatsApp messages released by Dominic Cummings.

In his first TV interview, the prime minister's former chief adviser said Johnson held out on reimposing Covid restrictions because the people who are dying are essentially all over 80."