Johnson admits errors in response to corona pandemic
Johnson acknowledged his own mistakes but rejected accusations of incompetence. Corresponding chat messages from his advisors and employees were due to the difficult circumstances of fighting the pandemic. Many talented people would have tried to do their best.
Boris Johnson and his wife received around 30 to 40 people in the garden of Downing Street – during the lockdown.
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The ex-prime minister drove to the interrogation site in the dark three hours before the hearing began. In doing so, he avoided a meeting with relatives of victims of the pandemic who wanted to protest at the venue. A group gathered outside the office building in London where Johnson was scheduled to answer questions on Wednesday. Some of the participants held up pictures of deceased relatives. A sign read: “Johnson celebrated while people died.”
The British Parliament officially considers former Prime Minister Johnson to be a liar.
June 20, 2023 | 00:20 minutes
Johnson’s former employees had already painted a devastating picture of the government’s actions at the time before the committee of inquiry. At the end of October, former government advisor Dominic Cummings described a leadership characterized by chaos and dysfunction. He made scathing judgments about many of the people involved in the situation, including his former boss.
Johnson agreed to a public inquiry at the end of 2021 under intense pressure. The inquiry is being led by retired judge Heather Hallett. It is expected to last approximately three years.
Former Prime Minister Johnson had to answer questions from a committee of inquiry into the “Partygate” affair.
March 22, 2023 | 02:32 min
Johnson’s Corona policy is criticized. Among other things, he is said to have asked whether you could kill the virus if you blew your nose with a hairdryer. He is said to have told a government employee that he would rather see many people die than order a second lockdown. At the same time, he is said to have taken part in party-like gatherings of government employees during the strict contact restrictions, including serving alcoholic drinks.
There will be no official verdict on his Corona policy, which many see as disastrous. But the hour-long questioning before the independent commission of inquiry is unlikely to be pleasant for the former British Prime Minister. Under Johnson’s watch, Britain has seen one of the highest pandemic-related death rates in the world.