Dominic Cummings attacks Boris Johnson over coronavirus, alleges plot to oust UK prime minister
- Dominic Cummings launches new salvo against old boss over coronavirus
- Disgruntled ex-aide says he discussed the possibility of toppling Johnson
Boris Johnson’s former adviser Dominic Cummings has launched new attacks on the British prime minister, accusing him of taking coronavirus lightly and revealing he held conversations about ousting him.
In a BBC interview broadcast on Tuesday, the mastermind of Johnson’s anti-EU Brexit campaign said his former boss “put his own political interests ahead of people’s lives”.
Cummings resigned as chief Downing Street adviser in November after an internal power struggle. In the latest of a series of attacks on the government, he shared WhatsApp messages apparently from Johnson.
In one message shown by Cummings to the BBC, the prime minister allegedly wrote in October that most people were dying from the virus at a ripe old age.
“The median age is 82-81 for men 85 for women. That is above life expectancy. So get Covid and Live longer,” Johnson was said to have written in the text message.