"No more lockdowns. Let the corpses be stacked by the thousands! " The inflammatory statement was made by Boris Johnson after a second lockdown was imposed in the country, according to sources in the British newspaper "DailyMail", at the time of the verbal war between the British Prime Minister with his former right hand, Dominique Cummings.
The scathing statement was heard from Boris Johnson's "lips" when a third lockdown was raised, with Secretary of State Michael Gove warning soldiers that they had to guard the country's hospitals full of coronavirus victims.
For her part, Downing Street hastened to categorically deny that the British Prime Minister made this comment and that "it is another lie."
Johnson's frustration with a third lockdown was evident, according to the article in question.
A source close to Secretary of State Michael Gove, who was present at the meeting, accused Johnson of saying: "No more lockdowns. Let the corpses be stacked by the thousands! "
The phrase was allegedly uttered by the British Prime Minister last October when Michael Gove warned him that without a lockdown hospitals could not cope and that citizens would die in corridors and hospital parking lots, and that he would need help. army.
While Downing Street rejected the report as "another lie", the opposition demanded a public statement and an explanation from Boris Johnson.
Government officials say the former prime minister's adviser, Dominic Cummings, is behind the blast, which has been at loggerheads with Downing Street in recent days following leaks that have put the British prime minister in a difficult position.
The government attributes the leaks to Dominic Cummings as an act of revenge following his ousting last November.
For its part, the Telegraph reports that the former "brain" of the Brexit campaign and later right-hand man of Boris Johnson on Downing Street is ready to accuse his former boss of ignoring recommendations to close the border to restrain himself. the spread of the coronavirus.
A few days ago, Cummings wrote on his website that Johnson had a "secret plan" to ask Conservative donors to cover the renovation of his Downing Street apartment.
Cummings wrote that he had replied to the prime minister that such a thing would be "immoral, foolish, possibly illegal" and was willing to submit what he knew about it to a parliamentary committee.
Downing Street responded that the renovation, which reportedly cost about .200.000 XNUMX, was paid for by the prime minister himself.
However, the country's opposition is asking for information on the expenses and the Labor Party is expected to ask for explanations with an urgent question in the House of Commons.
Labor leader Sir Kir Starmer has said the case "stinks".
Source: Protothema.gr