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

Boris Johnson is expected to say the UK’s obesity problem made tackling the pandemic harder, according to reports. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/PA

Boris Johnson will reportedly admit he “unquestionably made mistakes” in his handling of the pandemic at the Covid inquiry next week.

But the former prime minister will also argue that the timing of the lockdowns he imposed ended up saving “tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives”, according to the Times.