Adviser to the former prime minister confirms he did make the statement, despite denials.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 26, 2022: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for PMQs at the House of Commons on January 26, 2022 in London, England.
In his statement, Lord Lister said: “In September 2020, the R number was rising. A circuit breaker was proposed in response to this increase and the health secretary was pushing hard for this to take place.He says that when presented with the prospect of a circuit breaker lockdown, he heard Johnson say “let the bodies in pile high” during a meeting in September 2020.
Boris Johnson said we should 'let the bodies pile high' rather than go into a lockdown during the pandemic“toxic culture”Lister said: “Some of the personalities made it very, very toxic... Dominic Cumming’s relationship with other people had become very strained.”, would have been “willing to inject himself” with coronavirus as he was so sceptical Covid-19 was a threat.
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