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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti

Cabinet Office may take legal action to deny Covid inquiry Boris Johnson material

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has denied his diaries show wrongdoing during the pandemic, and his allies claim he is the victim of a politically motivated stitch-up. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

The Cabinet Office could take unprecedented action to prevent Boris Johnson’s unredacted diaries and WhatsApp messages being handed over to the official Covid inquiry, the Guardian had been told.

Officials are preparing to issue a response to the inquiry chair, Heather Hallett, by 4pm on Tuesday. Sources said they were likely to resist her demand for a cache of documents relating to the former prime minister’s time in No 10.

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