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Boris Johnson has hit out at the EU for “stealing” Covid-19 vaccines which he thought should have ended up in Britain.
The former PM told the security servcies to put together plans for a commando style raid on a Dutch vaccine plant to liberate the jabs, he is expected to tell the coronavirus inquiry this week.
A row broke out during the pandemic when Brussels threatened to block the export of AstraZeneca vaccines from the EU.
Millions of doses of the vaccine, produced at a Dutch factory, were claimed by Britain.
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But the EU argued they should be used in the bloc.
At the time, EU Commission President Von der Leyen said: “We have the option of banning a planned export.
“That’s the message to AstraZeneca: you must fulfil your contract with Europe first before you start delivering to other countries.”
Sources told the Mail Johnson had asked the security services to seize the jabs as the row escalated.
Johnson will give evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry on Wednesday.
He is expected to admit having “unquestionably made mistakes” during the pandemic, but will reiterate that his decisions heled to save tens of thousands of lives.
The former Prime Minister is also expected to lend his support to Matt Hancock, sources told the Times.
Hancock has faced severe criticism from senior civil servants for his time in the Department of Health.
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