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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin and Archie Mitchell

Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp row descends into farce as senior Tories call for Sunak to end dispute

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An extraordinary row over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps risked descending into farce as the former prime minister said he was happy for his messages to be given to the Covid inquiry – only for the government to say it did not have them.

Downing Street was forced to deny allegations of a cover-up as it stuck by its stance that it should not be forced to release “irrelevant” material concerning the private lives of government staff.

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