Johnson: Social distancing not always possible in 'cramped' No 10published at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2023
Turning to the Covid guidance in place at the time that people should maintain social distancing in workplaces where possible, Johnson says No 10 went to "great lengths" to follow this guidance.
However, he argues "a balance had to be struck between the essential work we were doing and minimising the risk of transmission".
He describes No 10 as "an old, cramped London town house", where social distancing was not always possible.
"We tried to keep our distance, but we knew that proximity was sometimes unavoidable, and we knew that this was acceptable under the guidance," he adds.