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The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Government ‘had secret unit to monitor online Covid lockdown critics’

The Counter-Disinformation Unit (CDU) was set up by ministers in 2019

The Independent UK

Fears Covid inquiry could turn into whitewash amid withholding of information

Government is going to court to challenge a demand it hands over documents and evidence that will shine a light on its handling of the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson hands WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry as allies hit out at ministers

Friends of the former PM accused Rishi Sunak’s ministers of going to court to challenge the request because they do not want to hand over the contents of their phones

Daily Mirror

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Welsh woman Dame Elan Closs Stephens named acting BBC chair

Dame Elan Closs Stephens will replace Richard Sharp as acting BBC chair on June 27

Wales Online

'The Right's determination to find non-existent culture threats is distraction'

They believe pubs and workplaces are full of people disgusted with student demands to pull down statues of slave owners, who vomit into mixed-gender toilets

Daily Mirror

What’s in your WhatsApps, Rishi? PM urged to hand over Covid messages

Campaigners call on PM to stop trying to ‘protect himself’ and open up his discussions on Eat Out to Help Out scheme and other policies

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s £10bn Australia trade deal blunder branded ‘an embarrassment’

‘Your boss has conceded the whole kingdom,’ Australian negotiator said to have told Liz Truss

The Independent UK

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Everything you need to know about Boris Johnson and the UK Covid-19 Inquiry

The government is taking the inquiry to court

The Independent UK

Not for the first time, Sunak has been hung out to dry by Johnson – how much more can he take?

By giving his WhatsApps to the Covid inquiry, the former PM has revealed Sunak’s reticence for what it really is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Devolution row erupts and more Boris Johnson drama

Westminster may have been in recess but there has been no shortage of depressing news with threats to devolution and cuts to support for Ukrainians…

The National (Scotland)

What is the Covid-19 inquiry? First report to show array of preparation failures

It will be the first of at least nine reports covering everything to do with the pandemic, including the political decisions made at the time

Evening Standard

OPINION - Boris Johnson to send unredacted WhatsApp messages to Covid Inquiry

The English language is a famously tricky one to master. French may have its genders and Greek a different alphabet, but no one does irregular verbs like us. Take an example from this week:

Evening Standard

Quiz of The Week: 28 May - 2 June

The Conservative Party has found itself embroiled in yet another controversy this week as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces accusations of a “cover-up” as he sought to block the Covid inquiry’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks.

The Week

Why are people in Britain talking about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?

Critics accuse the British administration of running “government by WhatsApp” due to the popularity of the messaging app with politicians and officials

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Why does Rishi Sunak want to limit scope of Covid inquiry?

As Boris Johnson hands over WhatsApp messages, PM is going to high court to stem remit of inquiry first set up by Cabinet Office

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson WhatsApp drama - why it matters and the big problem it poses for Sunak

An ugly legal spat has erupted between the Government and the official Covid-19 inquiry which it set up after officials were ordered to hand over tens of thousands of unedited messages. Here we explain what's happening after days of twists and turns

The Guardian - UK

For a prime minister who phoned it in, Boris Johnson is having a lot of trouble handing over one mobile

Conveniently, the device he used most during the pandemic cannot be switched on due to security reasons, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The National (Scotland)

Who is Dame Elan Closs Stephens? The new acting chair of the BBC

DAME Elan Closs Stephens has been announced as the new acting chair of the BBC by the UK Government.

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Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak under pressure over Covid inquiry legal battle as Boris Johnson hands over WhatsApps

The former prime minister said he was willing to pass on messages dating back to pre-May 2021 that are on a locked phone.

The Independent UK

Dame Elan Closs Stephens appointed acting chairwoman of BBC

Richard Sharp resigned as BBC chairman after failing to disclose his connection to a loan for former prime minister Boris Johnson.

The Week

Covid inquiry: is the government attempting a cover-up?

The prime minister has been accused of attempting a “cover-up” as he tries to block the Covid inquiry’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks.

Wales Online

Boris Johnson willing to send all Covid inquiry lockdown messages ahead of legal clash

It comes a day after the Government said it would seek a judicial review of the inquiry's demand

The Independent UK

Boris bypasses Rishi to tell Covid inquiry it can have his unredacted messages

Ex-PM says he is keen to provide messages from his old phone – discarded for security reasons

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson agrees to hand over 'unredacted' WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry

BORIS Johnson has agreed to share the unredacted WhatsApp messages he provided to the Cabinet Office – as well as material from his old mobile…

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says he'll give WhatsApps directly to Covid Inquiry in headache for Sunak

In a bold challenge to Rishi Sunak, the former PM says he's not prepared to become a "test case" after the Government demanded a judicial review and refused to hand over unedited messages

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