Boris Johnson has launched an emotional defence of his leadership during the Covid pandemic, saying it was “simply not right” to say he didn’t care about people’s suffering.
There are echoes of The Third Man in this Covid Inquiry. The key figure, played by Orson Welles, is spoken about all the time but is never seen until late on (principally because he is thought to be dead). But on Wednesday, at last, exposed by a light cast into a darkened doorway, we will finally see Harry Lime, aka Boris Johnson, a knowing smirk upon his face. You can almost hear the zither music.
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Matt Hancock has denied being a liar as he accused Dominic Cummings of creating a “culture of fear” in Downing Street while the Covid pandemic engulfed Britain.