Boris Johnson considered raiding Dutch canals for vaccines

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Boris Johnson considered raiding Dutch canals for vaccines
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed in his memoir, 'Unleashed,' that he contemplated a covert operation involving British special forces to seize five million COVID-19 vaccines from the Netherlands. However, he ultimately deemed the plan 'nuts'. The book also details Johnson's life-threatening battle with COVID-19, crediting two ICU nurses for saving his life.

details how after months of “futile” negotiations with EU chiefs for the release of five million vaccines, he drew up contingency plans for British special forces to take matters into their own hands.Despite mapping out plans to covertly raid Dutch canals and claim the vaccines, Mr Johnson ultimately concluded the idea was “nuts”.

In Unleashed, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail before its full release on October 10, the ex-PM also delves into his life-threatening battle withBoris Johnson accuses Nigel Farage of 'parroting Putin’s lies' over UkrainePHIL HITS BACKTory secrets spilled - from moment MPs knew Boris was ‘toast’ to Theresa May’s biggest flawThe ex-PM said he survived only thanks to two Intensive Care Unit nurses at St Thomas’s Hospital in central London.

In his memoir, Unleashed, he writes: “If it hadn’t been for Jenny and Luis, fiddling with those oxygen tubes all night with all their skill and experience, I think I might have carked it.” He admits ignoring doctors’ advice about going to hospital despite being so ill he could barely walk.

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