Comments come as No 10 refuses to deny PM said he would rather ‘let the virus rip’ than impose strict curbs
Rishi Sunak has defended the government’s delay in implementing a national lockdown in the autumn, as No 10 refused to deny the prime minister had said of coronavirus that he would rather “let it rip” than impose strict curbs.
Boris Johnson is also under pressure over what sources claim was an angry remark suggesting he would rather “let the bodies pile high” than call a third lockdown, shortly after colleagues had convinced him of the need for more restrictions in November.
