
The extraordinary row over Boris Johnson’s submissions to the Covid inquiry has continued to rumble on this week, as the government and probe’s chair battle over access to his WhatsApp messages.
Yet further allegations about Mr Johnson’s time in No 10 continue to emerge, with a new report now suggesting the former PM hosted a close friend at his country residence Chequers to help plan his wedding to Carrie Symonds while restrictions were in place in May 2021.