Boris Johnson tells Covid inquiry ‘full horror’ of crisis was ‘slow to dawn on government’ #itvnews

Former prime minister Boris Johnson has said the "full horror" of the Coronavirus pandemic was "slow to dawn on the government", but denied they failed to plan for school closures.

Speaking at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Johnson said he remembered the subject being discussed "repeatedly". #politics

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