On Monday, Mr Johnson said: “I think the important thing, I think, that people want us to get on and do as a Government is to make sure that the lockdowns work, and they have.”
The comments have sparked outrage from members of the public, particularly those who have lost loved ones throughout the pandemic.
Calling on those whose loved ones had died, the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group asked for many to share the images of their lost loved ones.
The group said: “Our loved ones were not bodies to be piled up in hospitals. They were those that meant the most to us in the world.
“Help us show this to Boris Johnson by putting a picture of your lost loved one and telling us who they were below.”
More than 200 people have responded to this tweet, with a further 1,800 retweets and 3,400 likes.
Opposition Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has called out Mr Johnson’s Government, calling it “sleazy”.
