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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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Coronvirus: Expert used by Boris Johnson to avoid international comparisons tells him to stop
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An expert namechecked by Boris Johnson to avoid making international comparisons of coronavirus deaths has told him to stop.
The Prime Minister and other ministers have repeatedly cited an article by Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter as saying they shouldn't make international comparisons.
But the author of the article says he's been misinterpreted, and "of course" we should use other countries to work out why our death figures are so high.
Asked by Keir Starmer why the UK's growing death figures, which today passed 30,000, were so grim compared to other countries, the PM said international comparisons shouldn't be drawn yet.
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COVID-19
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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