Former prime minister Boris Johnson has denied wanting to let Covid “rip”, as he faces his second day of grilling at the official Covid inquiry. This morning, Johnson was shown a series of extracts from former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance’s diaries. In one passage, Vallance quotes Johnson as advocating a “let the virus … Continue reading Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson says he never wanted to ‘let it rip’ — but admits view was ‘widespread’