A scathing new report has found that the Government ’s initial response to the Covid pandemic was “too little, too late”, contributing to thousands of deaths.

Between March 2020 and May 2023, just under 227,000 people in the UK died with Covid listed as one of the causes on their death certificate.

During a series of hearings, chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett , a former Court of Appeal judge, reviewed wide-ranging criticisms of Johnson and his team, including WhatsApp messages and emails that detailed internal disagreements.

Evidence was taken from more than 160 witnesses, including Johnson himself, his adviser Dominic Cummings, and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock . They were questioned on key measures such as public testing, social distancing, and the Eat Out to Help

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