Too little, too late:' Former UK government slammed for its initial COVID-19 response, P3

By  PAN PYLAS

Updated November 20, 2025

Source: Associate Press

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The report took aim at several individuals, including Johnson, who was accused of being too “optimistic” in his outlook in the early months of 2020. Hallett said his special adviser, Dominic Cummings, used “offensive, sexualized and misogynistic” language as he “poisoned” the atmosphere at the heart of the government.

The COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaigning group welcomed Hallett’s findings and put the blame for much of the failings in the U.K. on Johnson, who had been hospitalized himself in the early days of the pandemic with the virus.

“While it is vindicating to see Boris Johnson blamed in black and white for the catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic, it is devastating to think of the lives that could have been saved under a different prime minister,” it said in a statement. “Throughout the pandemic, Boris Johnson put his political reputation ahead of public safety.”

Hallett is overseeing a national inquiry into all aspects of the handling of the pandemic. The inquiry started two years ago and is expected to run until 2027. Its current focus concerns children.

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