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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

Deadline looms for Government to hand over Johnson papers to Covid Inquiry

PA Wire

Rishi Sunak’s Government could face a legal battle with the Covid-19 public inquiry unless it backs down over a demand to disclose Boris Johnson’s private messages and papers.

The Cabinet Office has been given until 4pm to hand over diaries, notebooks and a trove of WhatsApp messages or face the threat of a criminal prosecution.

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