Boris Johnson believed government should let older people get virus

Another entry, from December 2020, reads: “Chief whip says ‘I think we should let the old people get it and protect others’. PM says ‘a lot of my backbenchers think that and I must say I agree with them’.”

Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson’s former chief adviser, has also begun his evidence to the Covid Inquiry. He said everyone in Downing Street called Mr Johnson a “trolley” due to his propensity to change direction. He said an “overall dysfunctional system” was in place during the pandemic.