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Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Moreton farm in Clwyd near Wrexham, North Wales, as part of Welsh the Conservative Party s Senedd election campaign
Michael Gove has backed Boris Johnson after the Prime Minister allegedly said he was prepared to let “bodies pile high” rather than order another coronavirus lockdown.
The Cabinet Office minister said on Monday that he “never heard language of that kind” in the meeting where Mr Johnson ordered the second shutdown in England.
The Prime Minister was also forced to deny making the statement as he faced questions about the bitter briefing war that has hit No 10.
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Johnson Denies Making ‘Bodies Pile’ Remark: U.K. Politics Update Bloomberg 25 mins ago Alex Morales and Emily Ashton © Photographer: WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 20: Britain s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves after a news conference amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at Downing Street on April 20, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Toby Melville - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
(Bloomberg) U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hit back at claims that he said he would rather see “bodies pile high in their thousands” than order a third pandemic lockdown, amid a row over allegations of government sleaze.
Boris Johnson’s refurbishment of his Downing Street flat will be reviewed by the top civil servant amid suggestions the Conservative Party made an initial payment for the extensive work.
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said the Prime Minister asked him to look into the matter, after former aide Dominic Cummings said Mr Johnson wanted donors to “secretly pay” for the work in a move which would have been “unethical, foolish, possibly illegal”.
No 10 and the Tories declined to deny an ITV report on Monday stating that the Conservative Campaign Headquarters paid the Cabinet Office to cover initial costs of the refurbishments, with Mr Johnson now repaying the party.