Johnson flounders defending his claim long Covid was "b*llcks" | Covid Inquiry UK 

His only regret is that he got caught....

This is the man who was in charge of the country. People voted for this funny character. My parents think he’s hilarious. Happily ignoring the damage he’s done. Too many think like them and would take him back if they could. The world’s full of ignorance.

Get this evil corrupt oxygen thief behind bars asap.

Boris and science go together about as well as Tory and empathy.

He not only regrets being found out, he is realising how he will be reported in history books.

He should he jailed for murder and fraud...

He has no shame. How can he try to defend this?

20 years in prison..minimum !!!!!!

He regrets getting found out

The real shame is upon those who voted his government into power!

I don’t see the point of this inquiry. No one is going to do anything to Boris. A waste of time and hot air.

Im a lot less worried about how he managed covid, than I am shocked at how confidently he lies and bullshits. Being an incompetent leader is one thing, having someone that is so naturally dishonest in any position of power is an entierly different danger.

Johnson claiming he was trying to get to the TRUTH about long covid 😂😂😂😂😂

As is normal for Johnson he regrets leaving evidence of his thoughts and actions rather than regret of the harm those thoughts and actions did.

Nothing but a lying SCUMBAG!.

He is despicable. He's not a scientist, not a clinician and admits he doesn't understand much of the debate but says long covid was "bollocks". That isn't a responsible thoughtful leader weighing up and considering evidence. Just yet another example of his insuitability.

I think, if anything, Johnson has put paid to the idea that he is an intelligent man. Even now, with the help of experts and personal briefings, he still doesn't understand ideas that have been assimilated by 15 year olds across the country quute easily.

If he was not reading the reports from the experts of course he would not have the knowledge required to make correct decisions.

An unfit individual who was unfit for the office of PM in my opinion. If you don't understand something keep asking questions until you do. Absolutely disgusted by his use of the word B@@@@@k$ and reference to Gulf War Syndrome. Shows complete disregard for the value of human life. My partner who is a health visitor has been diagnosed with long covid. Whilst she was on the front line serving her local community what exactly was he doing?

watch him smile behind all his words..just like an incolent school boy being scolded. HE AND LIZ NEED TO BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR ACTIONS

How about forgiving Johnson for being an idiot but charging him for the deaths of innocent people and giving him 120 years hard labour or death as a get out!

"Boris sometimes seems affronted when criticised for what amounts to a gross failure of responsibility (and surprised at the same time ). I think he honestly believes that it is churlish of us not to regard him as an exception, one who should be free of the network of obligation that binds everyone else." Written in 1982 about the 17 year old Johnson, from his tutor.

Well , Boris somehow managed to anul his previous marriages and become engaged whilst celebrating his position. Pity that he found being Prime Minister was a little inconvenient to his lifestyle.

It's all a massive waste of money none of them will go to prison they made their money a we the tax payers were played like suckers

Pathological liar.

Look how long he has to think about what he says when he is under oath. Not his usual guff, bluster, and bollocks. Though its still bollocks, ges just got to tread so carefully.

If you believe any of this is real, you are still being played

It's a shambles

What an absolutely despicable person he is .

Lock him up he has blood on his hands

And now we know what he thinks about our Veteran's, too !

FFS never his fault - always someone else in the wrong. Some leader he is, if any of those misinformed scenarios, has a modicum of truth in it.

Johnson did a very difficult job badly. His fellow MP's knew he was never suitable to be Prime Minister, but their desire for power at any cost elected him. The country has and continues to pay a high price for that decision.

Far too many lockdowns a closing the pubs for 7 months was a disgrace 😮

Can I come back about that.Can I tell more lies.

The captain of the ship, along with his acolytes, who has steered us to where we are today. His name, along with his government, will live in infamy for the rest of history. Alas, he will be financially rewarded for his crimes by those who admire a man of that ilk. Mendacidy was his Modus Operandi. A man who loved to persecute the poor and powerless because he knew they couldn't fight back. They teach you that sort of thing at Eton.

Liar, liar 😮

He should be serving a life sentence.

Disgraceful

As you would/will be told in court, "ignorance is no defence" particularly when surrounded by a multitude of expensive expert/advisors. No conscience at all..

A master class in how to appear to be a liar and making things up on the fly, and not doing very well.

Disgusting what he said. I can explain what it is . I live with it everyday. Really he was trying to stop COVID. Is he for real. What about all the health and social care staff, and care workers that were exposed to it every day, shop workers, were was the Duty of care for them. Alot of us ended up seriously ill, hospitilized. Because of government guidelines. Were is our help now

Don't everyone and his dog know BoJo well enough to know that it would be an absolute waste of time asking him any questions about anything!

Only humbled by potential publication of his ignorant remark. Gulf syndrome is a real thing and I imagine his dinings with those in military of his ilk contributed to his mindset about illnesses. At the time we didn't know how long long would be, now of course he has egg on his face because long turned out for many to be lifelong. Shocking he thinks his answer in anyway assuaged us.

"The way you can stop long covid is to stop covid." well that was not on his list of priority's either by the looks of things.

"I regret it very much" isn't really saying sorry is it?

Don't think Johnson understands very much at all...😂

Boris, talking bollocks and lying, nothing changes.

Boy this complete muppet is something else! I have no words.

0:54 he didn't apologize for being wrong. He regrets people finding out what he said. What an absolute monster. I hope he's stripped if everything and locked up for the rest of his life.

His demeanor is all you need to look at, he is annoyed at being held to account. Typical narcissist.

"Well, I mean...As of course you would in a situation like this, we did consider, at some point, whether the best and most effective action for us to take wouldn't simply be to kill the poor, sell off their belongings and transfer the profits to one of my personal bank accounts...Now, I am of course aware that discussions like these may shock people with insufficient knowledge and experience with how Conservative governments work, but...I, I, I... You know that's just, that's just how it works...Still, and I'm confident that you'll recognize this, we did, ultimately, decide not to go through with the it, as the communication of it might bring undesirable headlines, should the press begin reporting on it...I mean, you know, obviously, I couldn't be seen to, I mean..."

Who does he think he’s kidding??

There was and is an awful lot he didn't understand, including how to tell the TRUTH and GOVERN THE COUNTRY. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The smirking criminal.

The crimes against the people of this country just keep coming, why don't these people have to pay for their crimes?

Never trust any tory

He truly does regret saying the things he has, not because he has changed his mind or gained any shred of empathy, but because he made the mistake of expressing his own personal views in words that have now been revealed to the public. He did his damndest to cover his tracks in his Whatsapp messages, so what we are hearing is only the tip of the iceberg that he was not been able to hide.

Its always someone else's fault... shameless.

Lock him up for treason.

JOHNSON, read these comments. The country wants you behind bars ASAP.

He still pushed the eugenics aspect of it in care homes & hospitals though.

Clearly still bollocks 😂

Jesus. He doesn't even believe himself.

Tarred and featered

Sad is that as Blair he will walk free and laugh at us

Outside of Classical Greek literature, is there anything he understands?

To understand long covid Boris should drink a bowl of soup full of it.

Excess deaths are not going away I wonder what could be causing it

Of course he didn't understand it we've never seen a bioweapon quite like this before!

But long Covid is bollox

Our lives in his hands 😢

Can we just employ this new rule? Never trust a politician with bad hair. 😂😂😂 What an appallingly inadequate leader Boris was

OMG. Vicky pollock little Britain comes to mind “no but, yeah but, no but”!

Long coof is adverse reactions! 🤬🤬🤬

I don't understand the full theory of gravity, and I don't think many do fully. Nevertheless, I don't call it 'bollocks'. When things fall down and not up, the concept is clear.

What should and should there be a penalty for a MP who tells lies to Hoses of Parliament , if so what, there perks, their retirement pension are with drawn?

Now that he’s been acquitted it’s obvious who should play Hugo in the film 😂

OK. So what will happen? Anything? Will him and the other dullards be held accountable for their actions (and inaction)? I won’t hold my breath.

"Oh! RoBINS! Harold RoBINS! I thought you meant that awful writer, what's his name... Harold Robinson!"

He shoukd be prosecuted after this inquiry

So nothing will happen to him ...got it.

Lock him up

'yeah, but no, but yeah, but..."

Long Covid 🤣 🤣 🤣

And we would return your words in placards!

I think he missheard when they said long COVID He thought they said what's between your ears

'thought'.....he really is taking the....

Regrets everything but also denies everything.strange

That's the issue with people today they vote for characters someone who they think is funny or a bit out there. National voting isn't the X- factor or Britain's got talent. I'd rather have A PM who's boring and bland but gets things done for the good of the country. Boris is the kid in school who would drink paint in order to make friends and have people think he was funny when In reality he was the kid who tortures inserts and the family pet for fun. We need to stop voting like its a Saturday night variety show.

He is a walking Little Britain character

It is all just... bj talking and not thinking but revealing his true self - and the mindset of his cronies - er, "party". The Gulf War Syndrome dismissal/denial and comparing it to long covid (subtext - conservatives think it's all a con) is very disturbing and disgusting coming from a PM who was in charge of UK's armed forces. Shurely his minders must have had a Malcolm Tucker facepalm at that. But hey ho we have Sir Starmer praising Margaret Thatcher - all is up for grabs.

Donald Trump attended Yale but everyone knows he was a weak student. Boris Johnson is an Oxbridge Graduate. The ONLY outcome from this is Oxbridge's global reputation taking further damage...possibly permanent

Johnson catches a "Plaice" in the enquiry🤣🤣

1:12 he's sorry he got caught. He just said he is sorry he got caught.

To copy Boris. Boris thinks he's suffering with empathy, but he's not". There you go Boris, you ...........!

A narcissist wont ever admit theyre wrong but will double down, get angry and tyen play the victim. Everybody is picking on me !

He’s playing a blithering idiot perfectly Not a things going to happen in this charade called an enquiry .

This is Johnson in his true element i.e. he didn't understand the many questions aimed at him, plus he didn't understand and was too aragant to ask

Boris, FOS!!