Transport Secretary 'never' heard PM refer to Covid-19 as 'kung flu'

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Published on May 26, 2021 - Duration: 01:02s

Transport Secretary 'never' heard PM refer to Covid-19 as 'kung flu'

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps denies claims that Boris Johnson called Covid-19 “kung flu” and considered being injected with coronavirus live on air in an attempt to demonstrate it was nothing to be scared of.

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