prime minister made the comments after he made the announcement of a second lockdown at the end of October. The reports have been strongly denied by Downing Street saying it was "just another lie".
It comes as Johnson is engaged in a bitter fall out with his former adviser Dominic Cummings over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, leaked text messages and his refurbishment of the Downing Street flat.
According to the Daily Mail, Johnson is believed to have said, "No more f*****g lockdowns - let the bodies pile high in their thousands!"Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said reports that the Prime Minister said he would rather see "bodies pile high in their thousands" than order a third lockdown were "not true".Defending Johnson, Defence.
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