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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell and Millie Cooke

Boris Johnson admits his government’s Covid rules went ‘too far’ for children

Boris Johnson has admitted that Covid rules probably went “too far” for children and that youngsters paid a “huge price” to protect others during the pandemic.

Giving evidence at the Covid inquiry on Tuesday, the former prime minister said children could have been exempt from strict social distancing rules which were put in place during lockdown to stem the spread of the virus.

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