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Inquiry chair removes protesters as former PM begins testimony about his handling of the pandemic
Boris Johnson has said he does not know if decisions by his government worsened the Covid death toll and has queried whether the UK fared worse than average, as his evidence to the pandemic inquiry was interrupted by protesters being removed from the hearing room.
Four people were ordered to leave by Heather Hallett, the inquiry chair, after holding up a sign reading, “The dead can’t hear your apologies”, as the former prime minister began two days of evidence by saying he was sorry “for the pain and the loss and the suffering of the Covid victims”.
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