Boris Johnson's former chief of staff has confirmed to the Covid Inquiry that early in the pandemic the then-prime minister offered to be injected with virus on television, to show it did not pose a threat.
Boris Johnson’s former chief of staff has confirmed to the Covid Inquiry that early in the pandemic the then-prime minister offered to be injected with virus on television, to show it did not pose a threat.
The inquiry also heard that he referred to “whiskey and a revolver” and spoke about “medieval measures” to tackle the pandemic at a meeting with officials.
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