The chair of the Covid Inquiry could be forced to quit if the Government blocks her demands for unredacted WhatsApps, a lawyer representing bereaved families has warned.
Elkan Abrahamson said the "existential struggle" could leave Baroness Heather Hallett with no choice but to step down if the Government wins its legal battle over disclosure of evidence to the Inquiry.
After days of increasingly bitter wrangling, the Cabinet Office sought a judicial review last week over the Inquiry's demands for ministers' WhatsApps during the pandemic.
