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Sunak-Biden talks: can Rishi revive the ‘special relationship’?

Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden will meet in Washington this week in what is seen as a potential easing of post-Brexit tensions in the so-called “special relationship”.

The Week

Shamed MP Margaret Ferrier faces recall petition after Commons votes to suspend her

A by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West will be called if 10 per cent of Ferrier's constituents now sign a petition for her removal.

Daily Record

Covid Inquiry could see unredacted Johnson WhatsApp messages despite legal clash

The counsel for the inquiry said Boris Johnson’s co-operation means his team is likely to be able to read unredacted messages and notebooks.

The Independent UK

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Covid Inquiry to probe Boris Johnson's WhatsApps this week - despite legal fight

Side-stepping the Cabinet Office, the Covid Inquiry's legal team said it would take ex-PM Boris Johnson up on his offer to examine documents requested by the probe

Daily Mirror

Covid inquiry not backing down in Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages row

Baroness Heather Hallett addresses ministers’ decision to launch legal action in a bid to prevent the Cabinet Office handing over the former PM’s unredacted messages and notebooks

Evening Standard

I decide what’s relevant, says Covid inquiry chair in Boris WhatsApp row

Security experts to turn on Boris Johnson’s old phone in hunt for Whatsapps as row widens to the Foreign Office

The Independent UK

By-election looms as MPs set to hand Margaret Ferrier 30-day Commons suspension

MARGARET Ferrier is (again) expected to be suspended from the House of Commons for 30 days on Tuesday with MPs set to vote on whether to approve…

The National (Scotland)

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So this is British justice: Boris Johnson gets legal aid and a mother of three on the breadline doesn’t

Our right to legal representation has been cut to shreds by Tory austerity – and women are the worst affected, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier to face Commons vote on suspension today

The Government previously postponed a vote on the matter amid allegations that Ferrier had colluded with Boris Johnson allies.

Daily Record

Sue Gray could take up senior Labour job in autumn – reports

The partygate investigator could get clearance to start her role as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff six months after her civil service departure.

The Independent UK

Sue Gray ‘cleared to join Labour in autumn’ in boost for Starmer

Calls for a ban on political role of more than 12 months rejected, amid Tory fury over ‘stitch up’

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry chairwoman expected to address ministers’ High Court challenge

Baroness Hallett is set to respond for the first time to the decision to contest her request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

MPs howl in laughter as Michael Gove praises Boris Johnson for levelling up

Former PM Boris Johnson called on the government to accelerate levelling-up measures as he made an appearance during communities questions in the House of Commons

Daily Mirror

Covid inquiry legal challenge over WhatsApp messages to be heard ‘very soon’

MPs told UK government’s attempt to avoid handing over evidence to inquiry had been ‘misinterpreted’

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Evening Standard

Covid inquiry legal challenge could be heard by end of June, says minister

Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said the process was being ‘expedited’ as he defended the decision to bring forward a judicial review

The Guardian - UK

Rish! as prime minister makes 2017’s Maybot sound like advanced AI

We were promised the tech bro who could feel our pain, but Rishi Sunak merely inflicts it

The Independent UK

Refusal to hand over Covid WhatsApps based on ‘spurious nonsense’, top Tory MP says

Ministrs claim certain messages are ‘unambiguously irrelevant’ to Baroness Hallett’s inquiry

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson calls on Government to accelerate levelling-up measures

The ex-prime minister has urged ministers to address the issues that have made the UK one of the most ‘regionally imbalanced’ major economies.

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The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry chair ‘may have to quit’ if denied access to Johnson WhatsApps

Lawyer for bereaved families says Heather Hallett would be unable to do job if government blocks release

The Independent UK

‘Plain wrong’ to say WhatsApp was used for big Covid decisions, Bethell insists

Group members reportedly included then-prime minister Boris Johnson, former health secretary Matt Hancock and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case.

The Independent UK

Government WhatsApps about ‘frothy’ coffee orders, not major decisions, former health minister claims

The existence of three key group chats comes ahead of the first hearings of the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Covid WhatsApps used for coffee orders not big decisions, says ex-health minister

James Bethell says he supports legal challenge against inquiry’s demand for unredacted Johnson messages

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s secret Covid messages may reveal plot to oust Boris Johnson, allies claim

‘What is Rishi hiding?’, asks Boris ally as row deepens over taxypayer-funded legal support for former PM

Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry: What you need to know with first hearings days away amid bitter WhatsApp row

Public hearings into the UK's preparedness for the Covid-19 crisis will begin next week, just days after the inquiry became mired in controversy due to a bitter legal dispute over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages

The Independent UK

Sunak WhatsApp ‘mistake’ has given Boris an opportunity, warns ex-No 10 chief

Former PM ‘enjoying making life more awkward for Sunak’, says senior Tory Lord Barwell

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