Children Paid ‘Huge Price’ for Others Through Lockdown, Boris Johnson Tells COVID Inquiry

The UK’s former prime minister appeared before the UK inquiry to discuss the harms caused to children by school closures and other restrictions.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Dorland House after giving evidence for module 8 (children and young people) in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, in London on Oct. 21, 2025. Lucy North/PA Wire

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that children paid a “huge price” to “protect others” during the era of lockdowns and social restrictions his government imposed on the public.

Johnson was giving evidence on Tuesday to the module of the long-running inquiry that is specifically examining the impact of the government’s response to COVID-19 on children and young people.