Boris Johnson denies using phrase ‘let the bodies pile high’ during covid pandemic

Mr Johnson also rejected the suggestion that he considered injecting himself with Covid-19 on TV to show it did not pose a threat

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves Dorland House in London after giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (Victoria Jones/PA)

Boris Johnson has denied claims that he used the phrase “let the bodies pile high” during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The former British prime minister dismissed as “absurd” the claim by former top aide Dominic Cummings in his 233-page witness statement to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry published after he had given verbal evidence on Thursday.