Boris Johnson said he took full responsibility for every action the Government has taken through pandemic
He insisted he and his ministers had done everything we could to limit Covid deaths but admitted it was hard
He described Covid pandemic as an appalling and tragic loss of life and said each victim was to be mourned
But usually cautious Chris Whitty offered a beacon of hope last night, by saying the UK was through the peak
Infection figures were down from 68,000 cases recorded on January 7 to just over 20,000 yesterday, he said