Prime Minister told the public that the lives lost and the sacrifice made by millions as the country reached a fatal 100,000 milestone in the year-long pandemic would be commemorated.
But on the day official stats showed the UK as having the highest covid death toll in Europe, Johnson excused himself from responsibility.
He told reporters: “We did everything we could to minimise suffering and minimise the loss of life.”Speaking at a Downing Street press conference the PM voiced no contrition but summoned the dignity of his office to express condolences to all who have suffered.He said: “It’s hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic.