Ruthie Henshall, a West End star, expressed her anger and offense after it was reported that Boris Johnson believed coronavirus was "nature's way of dealing with old people."
Henshall's mother Gloria passed away in a care home during lockdown, and she criticized the Prime Minister's attitude towards older people during the pandemic. She mentioned that she watched her mother die through a care home window and wished she could have hugged her.
Henshall drew parallels between Johnson's attitude and past responses to health crises, such as the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. The revelations about Johnson's private comments were recorded in diary entries by Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, and they have sparked criticism and outrage from various quarters, including care home workers and bereaved families.