Former British prime minister Boris Johnson dithered and his reaction was "too little, too late", an expert report said.

The effectiveness of harsh government crackdowns was assumed rather than interrogated. Britain was, according to the inquiry, ...

The Johnson government's conduct during the outset of the Covid pandemic was summed up in searing fashion with one standout ...

The UK did “too little, too late,” in its early response to the coronavirus pandemic, leading to thousands of more deaths, ...

Baroness Heather Hallett’s report on the government response to Covid accuses Johnson of being too “optimistic” in his ...

Covid Inquiry - 'too little too ltate' - the report also said if earlier lockdown happened up to 23 thousand lives could have ...

Baroness Heather Hallett’s report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Boris Johnson’s excessive optimism in the face of ...

About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner at the ...

Baroness Hallet, the inquiry's chair, said the UK and Scottish governments were unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic and lives could have been saved ...

The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have ...