They hoped Queen Elizabeth II would raise them with the then-prime minister at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a BBC documentary claims.
Senior officials wanted Queen Elizabeth II to raise concerns about Boris Johnson’s mid-pandemic conduct in office during their private conversations, according to a documentary.
The claims are featured in the second episode of the Laura Kuenssberg: State Of Chaos series, exploring the turmoil in Westminster between 2016 and 2022.Tackling coronavirus in May 2020, significant tensions were spilling over between Mr Johnson’s political team and the Civil Service. The officials reportedly hoped Queen Elizabeth II would raise her concerns with Mr Johnson during their private audiences.Dominic Cummings, who served as his top adviser, and the Civil Service chief at the time Sir, now Lord, Mark Sedwill, clashed more than once.
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