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Baroness Mone’s second ‘core participant’ bid rejected by Covid inquiry

Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry’s chairwoman, warned allowing the application to continue would “cause significant disruption”.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out ‘blindsided’ top officials, Covid inquiry told

Former head of the Cabinet Office Covid-19 taskforce Simon Ridley became the latest top official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe this week

Evening Standard

Eat Out to Help Out ‘blindsided’ top officials, Covid inquiry is told

Former head of the Cabinet Office Covid-19 taskforce Simon Ridley became the latest top official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe this week.

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Woman who lost her wife to hospital-acquired Covid tells inquiry of trauma

Jane Morrison raised concerns about lax infection control measures as she spoke to the UK Covid inquiry.

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office loses legal bid to withhold Boris Johnson's WhatsApps

The Cabinet Office has lost its legal challenge to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry chairwoman’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp…

The National (Scotland)

Cabinet Office loses court bid over Covid inquiry request for Johnson messages

In a ruling on Thursday, Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Garnham ruled against the Government department.

The Independent UK

No-deal Brexit ‘crowded out’ UK’s preparations for pandemic, Covid inquiry hears

Boris’s threatened no-deal exit from the EU drained Whitehall of ‘resources and capacity’, says inquiry lawyer

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‘We want to learn the lessons’: Families hope for answers as Covid inquiry begins

The first module of the inquiry will focus on the UK’s preparedness for a pandemic.

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry not backing down in Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages row

Baroness Heather Hallett addresses ministers’ decision to launch legal action in a bid to prevent the Cabinet Office handing over the former PM’s unredacted messages and notebooks

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry chairwoman expected to address ministers’ High Court challenge

Baroness Hallett is set to respond for the first time to the decision to contest her request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson warned he could lose Covid inquiry funding if he ‘undermines’ ministers

The Cabinet Office wrote to him saying public money would ‘cease to be available’ if he breaks certain conditions

Evening Standard

Fury as ministers threaten to switch off Boris Johnson legal funding over WhatsApp spat

The former PM has caused a huge headache for Rishi Sunak by releasing documents to the Covid Inquiry despite the Government refusing to - and lawyers have reportedly written to him threatening to withdraw his legal support funding

Daily Mirror

Johnson is told legal advice funding will stop if he undermines ministers over Covid inquiry

Cabinet Office lawyers warn ex-PM of consequences if he tries to ‘frustrate or undermine’ government position

The Guardian - UK

Johnson warned he could lose Covid Inquiry funding if he ‘undermines’ ministers

The Cabinet Office wrote to him saying public money would ‘cease to be available’ if he breaks certain conditions.

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Daily Mirror

Fears Covid inquiry could turn into whitewash amid withholding of information

Government is going to court to challenge a demand it hands over documents and evidence that will shine a light on its handling of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Government set for legal battle with Covid inquiry over Johnson messages

Ministers are seeking to challenge the request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks.

The Independent UK

Sunak government takes Covid inquiry to court to protect Boris’s WhatsApps

PM refuses to back down in extraordinary row, as Cabinet Office announces judicial review

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson hands over his WhatsApps and urges Cabinet Office to give them to Covid inquiry

Rishi Sunak under pressure to end farce and sanction the release of the documents to the inquiry ahead of Thursday’s deadline

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The Independent UK

What happens if the government doesn’t hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps?

Covid inquiry chief Baroness Hallett warns of £1,000 fines if government refuses to hand over messages between ex-PM and 40 top figures

The Independent UK

What happens if the government doesn’t hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps?

Covid inquiry chief Baroness Hallett warns of £1,000 fines if government refuses to hand over messages between ex-PM and 40 top figures

The National (Scotland)

UK ministers given more time to hand Boris Johnson’s diaries to Covid inquiry

THE deadline for the UK Government to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, diaries and notebooks to the Covid-19 inquiry has been extended…

The Independent UK

Downing Street denies ‘cover up’ over Cabinet Office refusal to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps

Former civil service head backs demands for Cabinet Office to hand over former PM’s unredacted messages

Daily Record

Scottish Covid Bereaved group calls for Boris Johnson WhatsApps to be released

The Cabinet Office has been threatened with legal action after attempting to resist a request from the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry to see specific materials.

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