From Royal Persuasions to Warehouse Raids: Boris Johnson’s Bold Plans During Pandemic Revealed in Memoir

Boris Johnson contemplated storming a warehouse in the Netherlands to secure COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic. The ex-Prime Minister has recounted his efforts to convince the Duke of Sussex to remain in the UK instead of relocating to the US with Meghan.

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Boris Johnson has stated that he contemplated approving an operation to storm a warehouse in the Netherlands to secure COVID-19 vaccines amid the pandemic.

In his soon-to-be-released memoir, he recounts a March 2021 encounter with top military leaders to talk about the schemes, acknowledging they were "crazy."

A recent snippet from his forthcoming publication, shared by the Daily Mail, details Mr. Johnson's attempt to persuade the Duke of Sussex against relocating to the United States.

He mentioned that both Downing Street and Buckingham Palace had requested him to have a conversation with Prince Harry in January 2020, shortly after he and his wife Meghan declared their intention to withdraw from their royal duties.

As reported by the Daily Mail, former Prime Minister Mr. Johnson described an absurd situation where he was tasked with convincing Harry to remain on board. He characterized his efforts as a futile attempt at giving a masculine motivational speech.

The individuals convened for a brief 20-minute meeting while attending a UK-Africa investment summit, held in the Docklands area of London.

In a recent excerpt, Mr. Johnson discusses a period in the pandemic when AstraZeneca unsuccessfully attempted to ship vaccines from the Netherlands to the UK.

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During that period, the AstraZeneca vaccines were central to a dispute between countries over the exportation across the Channel.

He stated that he had ordered a study to assess the possibility of conducting a water-based strike on a warehouse in Leiden, Netherlands, to retrieve items that were legally owned and urgently required by the UK.

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He was convinced that the EU was acting out of spite and malice towards the UK, motivated by the slower vaccine deployment in Europe compared to the UK.

The passage indicates that military leaders informed Mr. Johnson that the strategy was "definitely achievable," involving the use of rigid inflatable boats to traverse the canals in the Netherlands.

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However, the high-ranking official stated that the UK would need to justify what appears to be an invasion of a longstanding NATO ally.

"Despite their efforts to block our access to five million doses, they exhibited no genuine intention of using the AstraZeneca doses on their own," Mr. Johnson stated.

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