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Coverage dated December 5, 2023

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry

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Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis. But he defended his handling of the pandemic and skirted questions about whether any of his decisions had contributed to the country’s high coronavirus death toll.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis. But he defended his handling of the pandemic and skirted questions about whether any of his decisions had contributed to the country’s high coronavirus death toll.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Wednesday that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis, though he skirted questions about whether any of his decisions had contributed to the country’s high death toll in the pandemic.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits mistakes but defends COVID record (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Boris Johnson has acknowledged that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis, which killed more than 230,000 in Britain.

  4. France 24

    Former British PM Johnson admits mistakes but defends his record at Covid probe (opens France 24)

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    Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended his handling of COVID-19 on Wednesday at a public inquiry into the pandemic, saying the government “got some things wrong” but did its best.

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