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Boris Johnson hands COVID-era WhatsApps to UK government amid inquiry row

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his pandemic-era notebooks and messages to the government and urged officials to pass them on to an independent COVID-19 inquiry, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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 release to inquiry ahead of Thursday’s deadline

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's 'full and unredacted' notebooks and WhatsApp messages have been handed over

Material demanded by the Covid-19 inquiry chair has now been handed to the Cabinet Office, according to a spokesperson for the former PM

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Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson hands WhatsApps and notebooks over amid Covid inquiry row

A spokesman for Boris Johnson said all the material requested by the Covid inquiry had been handed to the Cabinet Office and should be disclosed

Wales Online

Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson hands over WhatsApps and notes to Cabinet Office

Former prime minister gives tranche of documents to the Cabinet Office, challenging officials to pass them on

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson hands WhatsApps and notebooks to Cabinet Office amid Covid inquiry row

Boris Johnson has handed his unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks to the Cabinet Office...

The National (Scotland)

Johnson hands WhatsApps and notebooks to Cabinet Office amid Covid inquiry row - OLD

A spokesman for Boris Johnson said all the material requested by the Covid inquiry had been handed to the Cabinet Office and should be disclosed.

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Boris Johnson hands 'missing' Covid WhatsApp messages to Cabinet Office

The former Prime Minister has handed over unredacted messages and notebooks - and urged Whitehall to give them to Baroness Hallett's Covid-19 Inquiry

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says unredacted Covid WhatsApp messages have been handed to Cabinet Office

Notebooks and WhatsApp messages belonging to Boris Johnson have been handed over to the Cabinet Office so they can be disclosed to the Covid-19 inquiry, a spokesman has confirmed.

Evening Standard

Sunak warned government faces embarrassing loss in ‘bizarre’ battle over Boris WhatsApps

‘Cards are stacked’ against government if row goes to court, says former legal chief

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister says government has ‘nothing to hide’ from Covid inquiry

Mel Stride’s comments follow Rishi Sunak being accused of attempting to cover up actions of senior MPs

The Guardian - 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

Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government would hand over material to the inquiry ‘where it is appropriate’.

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the drone attacks on Russia

In today’s newsletter: Could yesterday’s assault on Moscow prompt a response that helps Zelenskiy’s long-trailed counteroffensive – or hurts it?

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Daily Mirror

Tory Covid 'cover-up' as ministers insist they 'no longer have' Boris Johnson WhatsApps

Grieving relatives of those killed by the virus demanded his WhatsApp texts and notebooks be handed over amid accusations of a bid to obstruct progress

The Guardian - UK

Sunak accused of trying to cover up ministers’ actions during pandemic

PM challenged as Cabinet Office battles to withhold Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from Covid inquiry

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry extends deadline over Johnson messages as No 10 denies cover-up

Former prime minister Boris Johnson insisted he has ‘no objection’ to handing over the evidence.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp row descends into farce as senior Tories call for Sunak to end dispute

No 10 forced to deny cover-up in row over demand to hand over ‘irrelevent’ material

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The Guardian - UK

A fight over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps? The dither and delay of Britain’s Covid inquiry is a disgrace

Sweden’s pandemic postmortem is done, yet ours seems headed for the courts before it has even begun, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Daily Mirror

11 awkward questions as Covid inquiry demands Boris Johnson's missing WhatsApps

An ugly legal row could see a court showdown between the Government and the official Covid-19 Inquiry over the shamed former PM's messages and missing notepads

The Independent UK

No 10 denies ‘cover-up’ as Covid inquiry struggles to get Boris Johnson messages

The Cabinet Office told the official investigation it does not possess the former prime minister’s WhatsApp messages or notebooks.

The Week

Covid inquiry: what’s in Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps?

Boris Johnson and other senior members of his government are likely to ignore a new legal deadline to hand over unredacted messages sent during the pandemic to the Covid-19 public inquiry.

The Guardian - UK

What is the standoff between Covid inquiry and Cabinet Office about?

As dispute over Boris Johnson’s notebooks and WhatsApp messages continues, we look at the key points

The Guardian - UK

No 10 accused of cover-up after denying it has Boris Johnson Covid messages

Cabinet Office tells Covid inquiry it has no copies despite government lawyers being given the material

Reuters

UK government given more time to hand over Boris Johnson messages to COVID inquiry

British ministers have been given more time to hand over unredacted messages from former prime minister Boris Johnson to a public inquiry looking into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a stand-off that could lead to criminal sanctions.

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