Boris Johnson Reveals Plan to Raid Dutch Warehouse for COVID Vaccines
Former UK Prime Minister admits to considering a military operation to secure AstraZeneca doses during the pandemic.
- Johnson's memoirs detail a plan to retrieve 5 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses from a warehouse in Leiden, Netherlands.
- The plan involved using rigid inflatable boats to navigate Dutch canals under the cover of darkness.
- Military officials warned Johnson that the operation would be difficult to execute undetected and would require explaining an invasion of a NATO ally.
- Johnson believed the EU was withholding vaccines out of spite due to the faster UK vaccine rollout.
- The memoir's release coincides with the Conservative Party conference, potentially overshadowing the event.