Rishi Sunak said 'just let people die' during COVID-19, inquiry told

An inquiry set up to assess Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was told about a diary entry that puts UK PM Rishi Sunak in the dock.

The note dated 25th October 2020, in the diary of Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser during COVID, showed that Sunak, who was the finance minister then, said the government should "just let people die" during the pandemic instead of imposing a second national lockdown.

The note had quoted former PM Boris Johnson's adviser as saying this about Sunak.

According to Reuters, Vallance quoted Cummings in his diary as saying: "Rishi thinks just let people die and that's okay. This all feels like a complete lack of leadership."

A spokesman for Sunak said the prime minister would set out his position when he gives evidence to the inquiry "rather than respond to each one in piecemeal".

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