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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

Deadline passes for Government to hand over Johnson papers to Covid inquiry

PA Wire

The deadline for the Government to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, diaries and personal notebooks to the Covid-19 public inquiry has expired.

If the Government has failed to comply with inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s order to disclose the documents, then it could lead to a court battle and possibly a criminal offence.

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