Boris Johnson repeatedly changed his mind and failed to make timely decisions, an inquiry concluded. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a toxic, chaotic and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay to locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths, a report by a public inquiry says.

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The United Kingdom recorded more than 230,000 deaths from COVID-19, a similar death rate to the United States and Italy but higher than elsewhere in western Europe, and it is still recovering from the economic consequences.

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