I NEVER SAID DIE

Ex-PM Johnson to tell the Covid Inquiry he didn't say: 'Let the bodies pile high

- JOHN STEVENS

BORIS Johnson will repeat his previous denials about being willing to "let the bodies pile high" at the Covid Inquiry today.

The former PM faces a two-day grilling over his leadership during the pandemic.

He previously denied to Parliament that he had made the horrifying remark.

But last month Lord Lister, his chief of staff when Covid struck, told the inquiry he heard Mr Johnson say the words during a meeting in September 2020.

As he appears under oath, Mr Johnson will have to maintain that he did not use the phrase and argue that there are no emails, WhatsApps or messages from the time to show that he did.