Cummings: My appalling language was obviously my own

Boris Johnson’s former adviser told the Covid inquiry his claims about the judgement of "a lot of senior people was widespread" back in 2020.

Dominic Cummings admitted his comments used "appalling language" but also "understated the position".

He was being questioned by Hugo Keith KC who claimed Mr Cummings expressed himself in "revolting ways”.

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