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The existence of three key group chats comes ahead of the first hearings of the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic

An ugly legal spat has erupted between the Government and the official Covid-19 inquiry which it set up after officials were ordered to hand over tens of thousands of unedited messages. Here we explain what's happening after days of twists and turns

The 16th-century mansion was given to the nation to allow its leader to unwind, and Johnson took full advantage

A howl of scholarly frustration at a prime minister out of his depth

Many people realise that Boris Johnson is a dishonest chancer who lacks any real convictions, said David Gauke in The New Statesman. Less obvious – at least to those outside Whitehall – is “quite how extraordinarily inept he was at performing some of the basic functions of being prime minister”.…

Eric is a Netflix thriller series starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a much-loved but troubled TV puppeteer whose son has gone missing.

The distinguished historian and headteacher discusses his latest book about a contemporary prime minister, a devastating – and dispiriting – account of Johnson’s chaotic reign

Former Tory PM spent Easter at Dominican Republic home of cousin who acted as credit guarantor

PM blamed both Dominic Cummings and his wife to disguise his own reluctance to take difficult decisions, author claims