Boris Johnson says there ‘probably will be 3rd wave’ of Covid but vaccine rollout will provide ‘robust fortifications’

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BORIS Johnson said today there will “probably be another wave” of Covid in the UK, but our smashing vaccine rollout will provide “robust fortifications” against it.

The PM warned yet again that it was unfortunately likely that cases will go up as the nation is unlocked and we have “got to be realistic about it”.

Boris said today there would unfortunately be more cases of Covid, but that the vaccine would provide huge protection against it

But in better news, cases of Covid are “currently very low” along with the number of people in hospital, he added.

Speaking on a visit to Wales today, the PM said: “But I think the vaccination programme has been so massive… that we’ve built up some, what I think, are pretty robust fortifications against the next wave.

“We’ll have to see how strong they really are in due course.”

He urged everyone to come forward and get the vaccine as soon as they are asked – as it was revealed today that more people will be invited from today to get theirs.

It comes as the PM was accused last night of saying he would rather see “bodies pile high in their thousands” than order Britain back into lockdown a third time.

The PM allegedly made the remarks after being told he had no choice but to put the country back under harsh restrictions last October.

But this lunchtime the PM came out to formally deny the claims.

He said when asked if he had said those words: “No, but I think the important thing that people want us to get on and do as a government is to make sure that the lockdowns work, and they have.”

Downing St has strongly denied that he ever said such a thing describing the claims, reported by the Daily Mail, as “just another lie”.

And today the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the reports were the “comedy chapter” of “gossip stories”.

He added that they were “not true” and had been “categorically denied by practically everyone”.

The PM has been involved in a war of words with his ex adviser Dominic Cummings
People in their thirties could be invited to get their jabs by the end of the week
People in their thirties could be invited to get their jabs by the end of the week

 

The revelations come amid an increasingly vicious war of words between the PM and his former top aide, Dominic Cummings.

No.10 also suspects he was behind the leaking of text messages between the PM and James Dyson that sparked a lobbying scandal.

One source said: “Dominic is engaged in systematic leaking. We are disappointed about that.

“We are concerned about messages from private WhatsApp groups which have very limited circulation.”

The source added the PM was “saddened” by the developments and said Mr Cummings was “bitter” after his exit from Downing Street.

Mr Cummings, who quit as No.10’s chief adviser last year following an internal power struggle, denies being behind any of the leaks.

But it has been reported he has audio recordings of sensitive conversations he had with top ministers and officials in the administration.

He will appear before a parliamentary inquiry into the Government’s handling of the Covid crisis next month.