Boris Johnson 'no longer bought this NHS overwhelmed stuff', leaked messages suggest

Dominic Cummings has accused his one-time boss of putting 'his own political interests ahead of people’s lives'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: Scott Heppell/PA

Boris Johnson said he no longer believed “all this NHS overwhelmed stuff” as he resisted imposing England’s second coronavirus lockdown, leaked messages suggest.

Dominic Cummings shared WhatsApps with the BBC as he alleged the UK Prime Minister was reluctant to heighten restrictions because “the people who are dying are essentially all over 80”.