Boris Johnson: I wasn’t properly warned about seriousness of Covid
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6GYAR)
Ex-PM tells inquiry abusive messages between staff were inevitable passion of people doing their best' under great stress
Boris Johnson has insisted he was not properly warned about the potential seriousness of Covid during early 2020, as he dismissed abusive messages sent between his staff as the inevitable passion of people who were doing their best".
In a sometimes combative start to his evidence before the Covid inquiry in London, which began with protesters being removed from the hearing room, Johnson apologised for mistakes made, but then argued that these were not necessarily errors that could have been avoided.
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