An inquiry commissioned in 2021 has found ex-PM Boris Johnson failed to act decisively to combat the global pandemic.

Covid Inquiry report finds Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings presided over ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ at heart of Number 10

Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10

Report from inquiry’s second module also says Johnson as PM ‘at times actively encouraged’ chaotic culture

Baroness Heather Hallett's report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Boris Johnson's excessive optimism in the face of the looming pandemic and ‘oscillation’ on key lockdown…

An inquiry commissioned in 2021 has found ex-PM Boris Johnson failed to act decisively to combat the global pandemic.

Boris Johnson failed to appreciate the ‘urgency of the situation’ and also failed to tackle a toxic culture in Downing Street, report says

Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.

Second pandemic report focuses on decision-making, organisation and messaging by senior politicians including Boris Johnson

Britain recorded more than 230,000 deaths from COVID, a similar death rate to the U.S. and Italy but higher than elsewhere in western Europe.