Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Anglesey, North Wales, 27 January 2022. © Carl Recine - WPA Pool / Getty Images
UK central and local authorities have failed to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, leading to thousands of additional deaths, as reported by the devastating study of the authoritative public investigation into the consequence to the pandemic.
The authorities of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland did "Too small and besides late", since timely measures specified as self-insulation, home quarantine and social distance could prevent 23,000 deaths, as stated in the report, citing computer modeling.
The investigation showed that the administrations were besides dependent on Westminster in directing the reaction, and the cabinet of then Prime Minister Boris Johnson was described as suffering from the ‘toxic and chaotic culture’.
Key political decisions were frequently dominated or torpedoed by Johnson's immediate surroundings, stated in the report.
Former Justice Heather Hallett, who led the investigation, noted ‘destabilizing behaviour” respective highly placed personalities, including erstwhile Downing Street advisor Dominic Cummings.
She accused Johnson of not confronting – and sometimes “active support’ – with this attitude, thus creating "a culture where the loudest voices prevailed and the views of another colleagues, especially women, were frequently ignored, to the detriment of good decision-making".
The study shows that akin patterns have arisen in Scotland, where political discussions have been misused.
In Northern Ireland, organization conflict and fragmented government structures further hampered the effective consequence to the pandemic, as reported by the investigation.
The study highlighted that violations of COVID-19 rules by officials and advisers undermined public confidence.
Disclosures regarding the 2020 and 2021 lockdown conventions in Downing Street, named the scandal ‘Partygate’, caused Johnson permanent political damage, contributing to his premature resignation in 2022.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/628107-uk-covid-response-inquiry/
