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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Boris Johnson was ‘flip-flopping’ on decisions during Covid, wrote Vallance

Boris Johnson (left) and Patrick Vallance hold a briefing on coronavirus in Downing Street, London
Boris Johnson (left) and Patrick Vallance hold a briefing on coronavirus in Downing Street, London on 27 November 2021. Photograph: Hollie Adams/PA

Boris Johnson’s decision-making during the coronavirus pandemic was described as “bipolar” and “completely inconsistent” by Sir Patrick Vallance, the Covid inquiry has heard.

The government’s then chief scientific adviser acknowledged his frustration in his diary entries, which he has submitted to the panel as evidence, at the “chaos” in Downing Street and Johnson’s “flip-flopping” when making decisions about restrictions.

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