 Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to be overcome with emotion on December 6 as gave evidence before an official inquiry into the UK's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, Johnson had to pause as he described 2020 as a tragic, tragic year while answering a question about the government's decision making on when to impose a lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic. The former Prime Minister faced repeated questions about whether he waited too long to impose a lockdown and if. That resulted in Britain ending up with one of the world's highest death tolls from the pandemic.