Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson ‘to admit he made mistakes’

Ex-PM will also argue when he appears before inquiry next week that his actions saved many thousands of lives, report says

Boris Johnson is reportedly expected to tell the Covid inquiry that he “unquestionably made mistakes” in his handling of the pandemic.

But the former prime minister will also argue that decisions he took, including ordering three lockdowns in England, ended up saving “tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives”, according to the Times.