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Campaigners to appeal after losing court battle over ministers’ communications

Two groups complained that ministers were breaching the law by deleting messages and using systems such as WhatsApp.

The Independent UK

Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official

Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson: None of PM’s phone messages before April 2021 can be searched, government admits

PM’s historic messages ‘no longer available’, court hears

The Independent UK

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Government decisions made on WhatsApp deleted 'many' times, High Court hears

Campaign groups All the Citizens (ATC) and the Good Law Project (GLP) say ministers are breaking the law by deleting messages and using private accounts for Government business

Daily Mirror

High Court legal challenges to be heard over ministers' WhatsApp usage

The claims relate to the deleting of messages and the conducting of government business on private accounts

Wales Online

High Court to hear legal challenges over use of WhatsApp by ministers

Campaign groups All the Citizens and the Good Law Project have both brought claims

The Independent UK

High Court ruling on Hancock’s pandemic appointments ‘incredibly significant’

The Runnymede Trust won a ruling after complaining about Government appointments made during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

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Matt Hancock broke law over hiring of former TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding, High Court rules

Baroness Harding was Salford-headquartered TalkTalk's first CEO before stepping down in 2017

Birmingham Post

Matt Hancock broke rules with Dido Harding Covid appointment, court finds

Government failed to comply with equality duty in appointing Tory peer and her ex-Sainsbury colleague

The Independent UK

Baroness Dido Harding’s appointment by Matt Hancock in Covid-19 response ‘broke equalities law’

The government’s appointments of Dido Harding and her former colleague at Sainsbury’s to top jobs in the Covid-19 response programme broke equalities rules, the High Court has found.

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock failed to comply with equality duty over Dido Harding appointment, court rules

Runnymede Trust wins court battle over key government appointments during coronavirus pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson warns threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine remains but hopes for ‘diplomatic opening’ – as it happened

Prime minister says ‘intelligence is not encouraging’ and reveals Russian field hospitals in Belarus appear to be part of invasion preparations

The Guardian - UK

Met police did not initially investigate No 10 parties because nobody admitted taking part, legal paper shows – as it happened

Metropolitan police did not investigate lockdown-breaching party claims because there was no social media footage, legal papers show

The Guardian - UK

Claim made that 18 more firms were in ‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts

The Good Law Project campaign group estimates that the alleged deals awarded without competition were worth almost £1 billion

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The Independent UK

‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts bigger than government admits, says campaign group

Good Law Project reveals leaked documents showing that another 18 companies referred to as ‘VIPs’

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson warned alleged threats to withhold constituency cash from MPs may be unlawful

The Good Law Project has sent a pre-action letter to the Government over allegations of 'blackmail' against rebel Tories

The Independent UK

Met Police facing legal action over ‘failure’ to probe Downing Street Christmas party

Good Law Project files claim to court over No 10 party

The Independent UK

Met facing legal action over ‘failure’ to probe Downing Street Christmas party

The Good Law Project last week said it had put the force on notice that it would take legal action.

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Daily Mirror

Court rules Government didn't break law over Covid contract for Cummings' friends

The Government has won its Court of Appeal bid to overturn an earlier High Court ruling that the decision to award a contract to market research firm Public First was unlawful

The Independent UK

Government wins legal challenge over contract given to Cummings’ friends

The Court of Appeal overturned the previous ruling.

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