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The then-prime minister later said he would rather “let the bodies pile high” than impose a second lockdown, a top aide told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
The former UK prime minister later said he would rather ‘let the bodies pile high’ than impose a second lockdown, a top aide told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry
Mark Sedwill says he knew Covid was more serious than chickenpox and could see why the comments seemed "heartless".
The former PM suggested being injected with the virus on TV would calm public fears, an ex-adviser says.
Lord Mark Sedwill, who was Cabinet Secretary at the start of the pandemic, admitted emergency planners "couldn't cope" with the crisis and warned of "stupid decisions" in a dispute over Mr Cummings' data