The former prime minister started the day being heckled by four protesters and finished it by being booed as he left

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday (Dec 6) apologised to families of Covid victims, as he started giving evidence at a UK public inquiry into his government's handling of the pandemic.  The hearing was briefly disrupted by a protester, who was asked to leave by the inquiry's chairwoman. Johnson, who resigned in the aftermath of a probe into the Partygate scandal as it was found that he misled parliament, faced massive criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the pandemic. 

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will appear before the Covid Inquiry today, where he will be grilled about his response to the coronavirus pandemic - here are the key questions he has to answer

Boris Johnson was driven up to the venue in central London nearly three hours before his appearance is scheduled to begin at 10am.

From the speed of lockdowns to a macho culture in Downing Street, Britain’s former prime minister faced a two-day grilling.

The former prime minister said his government had initially underestimated the coronavirus. But he insisted that he and his aides had done the best they could at the time.

Ushers were ordered to remove four people from the hearing room by inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallet as Johnson began his evidence.

Four protesters — who were quiet, but holding signs aimed at Johnson — were removed from the COVID-19 inquiry.

It comes after criticism of the former UK prime minister and the culture inside Downing Street during the pandemic

The bombshell WhatsApp messages between former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings were show to the Covid Inquiry and relate to the first lockdown