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"Let the bodies pile high", or, in full, "No more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands!" is a remark alleged to have been said by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is claimed to have said it in October 2020, prior to the announcement of the second national lockdown. The phrase came to public attention in April 2021 when reports of the alleged remark entered the public domain through a story in the Daily Mail written by . Walters has been a political journalist since the 1980s and The Guardian noted he was regarded "as an outstanding story-getter" and that "if Walters has written a story, it would be wise to take it seriously". Both the BBC, and Robert Peston, writing for ITV News, said that they have sources that confirm that the remark was made. According to Peston, the remarks were heard by a number of people. Both the Guardian and the BBC reported that the remark had been heard shouted from an office in Downing Street following the main meeting. Peston has stated that he has two witnesses that are prepared to swear under oath that the remarks were made. Johnson denies having made the remark, describing it as "total, total rubbish". Michael Gove and the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace also stated that the reports of the remarks were untrue. The reported remark was condemned by other British politicians and relatives of victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Let the bodies pile high", or, in full, "No more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies pile high in their thousands!" is a remark alleged to have been said by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is claimed to have said it in October 2020, prior to the announcement of the second national lockdown. The phrase came to public attention in April 2021 when reports of the alleged remark entered the public domain through a story in the Daily Mail written by . Walters has been a political journalist since the 1980s and The Guardian noted he was regarded "as an outstanding story-getter" and that "if Walters has written a story, it would be wise to take it seriously".