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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti and Kiran Stacey

Covid inquiry v Cabinet Office: who is ahead now deadline has passed?

Boris Johnson taking a photo on his mobile
The Cabinet Office has refused to pass on Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApps and documents. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

The already knotty row over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApps has been even more complicated by ministers launching legal action against the official Covid inquiry.

How did the row begin?

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