Boris Johnson denies saying 1000s of bodies better than lockdown
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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 10:59 PM IST
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The Daily Mail didn't cite a source for the claim, but there has been a spate of leaks from Johnson's 10 Downing St. office, which are being investigated by government officials. Broadcasters BBC and ITV said they had also been told of the "bodies" remark.
Johnson said Monday that the allegation was "total, total rubbish."
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dismissed as "total rubbish" a press report which quoted him as allegedly saying he would rather see "bodies pile high in their thousands" than impose a third national lockdown on the country. The Daily Mail claimed that Johnson made the comment during a heated discussion in late October, when his government imposed a second lockdown to combat a surge in coronavirus cases.