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A grilling over Boris Johnson's decisions during the pandemic on the second day of his appearance before the UK's Covid-19 inquiry. Â
It's heard evidence from former advisers that the then-Prime Minister wanted to let the virus spread, rather than order another lockdown Â
Johnson's also accused of saying "let the bodies pile high", something he strongly denies.Â
UK correspondent Vincent McAviney told Tim Dower that he also faced criticism for a campaign encouraging people go to restaurants while the virus was still out there. Â
He says the campaign, called " Eat out to Help out" was derided by scientists as " Eat out to help out the virus".Â
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