Boris Johnson owes the nation an apology, say Covid bereaved

Boris Johnson owes the federation an apology for breaking the rules truthful helium could person a enactment portion families "were saying goodbye to loved ones implicit Zoom", bereaved relatives person said aft the work of the Privileges Committee report.

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK radical said the erstwhile premier curate had "shown nary remorse" and should not basal for bureau again.

Leshie Chandrapala, who mislaid her begetter Ranjith successful 2020, said Mr Johnson "should instrumentality responsibility".

She could not sojourn her begetter successful infirmary owed to the restrictions successful spot astatine the time. The time earlier helium died, she watched him implicit Facetime arsenic helium laic attached to a ventilator.

"Now is the clip to beryllium contrite," she said.

"He owes the federation and particularly the bereaved a immense apology."

Leshie, 43, from Ealing successful westbound London, said she was aggravated astatine Mr Johnson.

Her begetter Ranjith, a 64-year-old autobus driver, had been owed to discontinue - but developed Covid symptoms connected 24 April.

He was successful infirmary six days later. Three days aft that, helium died.

"It truly is our nation's large shame that Boris Johnson was our premier minister. We wouldn't person had these outcomes with a antithetic leader," she said.

"My dada was the emotion of my life. I volition ever beryllium traumatised by not being capable to beryllium determination for him."

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK radical said the committee's verdict was "another grim reminder" of however the erstwhile premier curate broke his ain rules "so helium could person a enactment and a laugh" arsenic families "were saying goodbye to loved ones implicit Zoom".

David Garfinkel mislaid his 76-year-old begetter Ivor to the virus.

Now a spokesperson for the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group, helium told the BBC the report's findings came arsenic nary surprise.

"Johnson has shown nary remorse," helium said.

"It's an utter calamity that Johnson was successful complaint erstwhile the pandemic struck and helium should ne'er beryllium allowed to basal for immoderate signifier of nationalist bureau again."

He added: "His justification was that helium had to beryllium astatine a leaving event. Why was that truthful important erstwhile radical were dying of Covid and burying their loved ones?

"He was successful a leaving lawsuit for 25 minutes. It took little than 3 minutes for them to power disconnected the ventilator for my dada erstwhile helium died."

He added: "I deliberation for bereaved families... we each followed the rules. We had to unrecorded done the consequences of not being with our loved ones astatine the end, erstwhile they passed away, and we'll person to unrecorded with that for the remainder of our lives."

Nicky Campbell's phone-in connected BBC Radio 5 Live heard from Liz successful Harrogate. She said the study had restored her religion successful Parliament.

When her begetter died of Covid, the household could lone person six radical astatine his funeral.

"My parent couldn't adjacent enactment a carnation connected his coffin. We couldn't hug her. It was barbaric."

She thinks Mr Johnson's effect was "typical Boris".

"He's conscionable truthful afloat of himself and his ain aforesaid importance, it's beyond a joke."

Former furniture curate Sir Simon Clarke, who was fixed a knighthood successful Boris Johnson's resignation honours list, said helium was "amazed astatine the harshness of today's report".

He tweeted: "I believed Boris earlier and I judge him today. This punishment is perfectly bonzer to the constituent of sheer vindictiveness."

Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith said helium was "appalled", adding, "I'm backing fairness and justness - not kangaroo courts."

Meanwhile, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg - besides fixed a knighthood successful the resignation honours past week - described the study arsenic "fundamentally flawed".

Nadine Dorries, who has said she plans to basal down arsenic a Conservative MP, tweeted that the study had "overreached".

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said Mr Johnson had "made his decision, helium made the determination to resign" aft helium saw the study past week, and added: "Boris has achieved an atrocious lot."

But elder Tory MP Tobias Ellwood said helium hoped the study would let MPs to determination connected from the "public pantomime".

Former attorney-general and Conservative MP Dominic Grieve dismissed immoderate suggestions the committee "had it in" for the erstwhile primer minister.

The sanctions recommended by the committee were "a effect of his ain actions," helium said, adding: "The past of his lying is conscionable epic."

Labour's lawman person Angela Rayner said Boris Johnson was "not lone a lawbreaker, but a liar".

"He's not acceptable for nationalist office. He's disgraced himself and continues to enactment similar a lb store Trump successful the mode helium tries to discredit anybody who criticises his actions," she said.

Liberal Democrat person Sir Ed Davey said Mr Johnson has treated the nationalist with disdain.

Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader, Humza Yousaf, said erstwhile radical successful the UK "couldn't sojourn a loved one", Boris Johnson was "breaking the rules and having parties astatine Number 10".