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Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

Covid inquiry not backing down in Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages row

The chairwoman of the Covid inquiry on Tuesday showed no signs of backing down in the row with the Government over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages.

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

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