Coronavirus: Government ‘asleep at wheel’ in run-up to outbreak

Damning report says Boris Johnson missed five emergency Cobra meetings and UK shipped protective equipment to China

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The government has been accused of being asleep at the wheel in the crucial weeks before the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK in a damning report that raises questions about Boris Johnson’s leadership during the crisis.

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