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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Miranda Bryant

Cabinet Office refuses to release Boris Johnson’s notebooks over security concerns

Boris Johnson
The notebooks are being returned to Johnson and are expected to form the basis of his memoirs. Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images

A collection of 25 notebooks from Boris Johnson’s time in office is being withheld by the government after a security services review found they contained highly sensitive material.

It comes after officials advised that only those with the highest level of security clearance should be able to see the sensitive passages, according to the Times.

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