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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Sophie Huskisson

Ministers down to wire as deadline to release Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApps looms

Ministers and Whitehall officials have until 4pm tomorrow to hand over WhatsApp messages - including from Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson - to the Covid-19 inquiry.

The Government was set the crunch deadline by probe chairwoman Baroness Hallett.

Insiders admit they fear setting a precedent by surrendering the texts - which could reveal behind-the-scenes infighting and distractions at the height of the pandemic.

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