The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi
Former senior adviser to British Prime Minister Johnson Cummings broke the news again in a recent interview with the media that Johnson did not intend to implement lockdown measures last fall because "the basics of the dead are the elderly" in the epidemic.
According to Reuters reported on July 19, in the first TV interview clip after Cummings left the company, which aired on the 19th, he said that Johnson did not want to implement a second lockdown last fall because "the dying people are basically over the age of 80."
Johnson's previous ally blamed the British government for the thousands of avoidable COVID-19 deaths. He shared with the media a series of messages since Last October that Johnson allegedly sent to aides.
In response to one of the messages, Johnson joked that older adults may "live longer with COVID-19" because most dying patients are older than average life expectancy.
Cummings also said that although there were already indications that the virus had spread in the prime minister's office in the early days of the epidemic, Johnson wanted to meet Queen Elizabeth, 95, when the public was told to avoid all unnecessary contact, especially with the elderly.
Reuters reported that it was impossible to independently verify whether the information that Cummings had revealed was true.
A spokesman for Johnson said the prime minister had "taken the necessary action to protect life and people's livelihoods, guided by the best scientific advice." ”
Britain's opposition Labour Party said Cummings' revelations made the public inquiry more justified and "further evidence that the prime minister has made bad decisions time and time again at the expense of public health." ”
Despite the "fierce news", Cummings's criticism has not seriously affected Johnson's popularity. The full interview with Cummings will be broadcast later in the 20th local time.
Editor-in-Charge: Yu Xiaoxuan
Proofreader: Ding Xiao