Some 25,000 Brits were killed by Covid because Boris Johnson delayed the latest lockdown, experts claim
SOME 25,000 Brits were killed by Covid because Boris Johnson delayed the latest lockdown, experts have said.
The Resolution Foundation blasted the PM for dithering just when the super-infectious Kent coronavirus strain was ripping through Britain.
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Mr Johnson’s delays also meant lockdown ended up having to be longer, meaning Britain’s economy took the biggest battering of the whole G7, the think-tank added.
Mike Brewer, of the Foundation, said: “Going timidly and late on lockdowns has been a disaster, causing many thousands of avoidable deaths.”
He added: “The strategy of going big, bold and early has clearly paid off.
“Furthermore, delays to restrictions have meant them needing to be tougher and longer-lasting than in other countries, thereby worsening the economic damage.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has touched everyone, but lower-income families have borne the brunt of the crisis in terms of their lives and livelihoods.
"This shouldn’t be forgotten as we look to rebuild post-pandemic Britain.”
The report praised the successes of the vaccines programme and furlough scheme.
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