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Boris Johnson says he will bypass Cabinet Office and send WhatsApp messages directly to Covid inquiry – as it happened

Former PM says he will provide unredacted messages directly to the inquiry in letter to Lady Hallett

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson – latest: Ex-PM goes over Sunak’s head to send unredacted WhatsApps ‘directly’ to inquiry

WhatsApp row rumbles on as ex-PM vows to bypass government and send information straight to inquiry

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘more than happy’ to hand material to Covid inquiry amid legal battle

The Cabinet Office on Thursday confirmed it was seeking a judicial review of inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s document request.

The Independent UK

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Deadline looms for Government to hand over Johnson papers to Covid Inquiry

A legal battle could be triggered if the Cabinet Office fails to hand over diaries, notebooks and a trove of WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Deadline looms in Covid inquiry row as Boris Johnson says WhatsApps can be given

The Cabinet Office has confirmed it has received the information from Mr Johnson

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson – latest: Ex-PM offers to send WhatsApps to inquiry in blow for Sunak

Cabinet Office faces embarrassment as it seeks judicial review in effort to withhold material from own hearing

The Independent UK

Deadline looms again in Covid inquiry row as Johnson says WhatsApps can be given

The Cabinet Office has confirmed it has received the information from Mr Johnson.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson hands over his WhatsApps and urges Cabinet Office to give them to Covid inquiry

Rishi Sunak under pressure to end farce and sanction the release of the documents to the inquiry ahead of Thursday’s deadline

The Independent UK

What happens if the government doesn’t hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps?

Covid inquiry chief Baroness Hallett warns of £1,000 fines if government refuses to hand over messages between ex-PM and 40 top figures

The Independent UK

Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government would hand over material to the inquiry ‘where it is appropriate’.

The Independent UK

Sunak accused of trying to cover up ministers’ actions during pandemic

PM challenged as Cabinet Office battles to withhold Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from Covid inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry extends deadline over Johnson messages as No 10 denies cover-up

Former prime minister Boris Johnson insisted he has ‘no objection’ to handing over the evidence.

The Independent UK

11 awkward questions as Covid inquiry demands Boris Johnson's missing WhatsApps

An ugly legal row could see a court showdown between the Government and the official Covid-19 Inquiry over the shamed former PM's messages and missing notepads

Daily Mirror

No 10 denies ‘cover-up’ as Covid inquiry struggles to get Boris Johnson messages

The Cabinet Office told the official investigation it does not possess the former prime minister’s WhatsApp messages or notebooks.

The Independent UK

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The Week

Covid inquiry: what’s in Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps?

Boris Johnson and other senior members of his government are likely to ignore a new legal deadline to hand over unredacted messages sent during the pandemic to the Covid-19 public inquiry.

The Guardian - UK

What is the standoff between Covid inquiry and Cabinet Office about?

As dispute over Boris Johnson’s notebooks and WhatsApp messages continues, we look at the key points

The Guardian - UK

No 10 accused of cover-up after denying it has Boris Johnson Covid messages

Cabinet Office tells Covid inquiry it has no copies despite government lawyers being given the material

The Independent UK

What happens if the government doesn’t hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps?

Covid inquiry chief Baroness Hallett warns of £1,000 fines if government refuses to hand over messages between ex-PM and 40 top figures

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Wales Online

What is happening with Boris Johnson and the Covid inquiry and why it matters for Wales

'There's some cover-up going on here to save embarrassment of ministers. But there's also the Cabinet Office fighting for a principle of confidentiality'

Wales Online

Full cost of the Government's Emergency Alert System are published

The system was tested with a message to all phones at the end of April

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet Office may take legal action to deny Covid inquiry Boris Johnson material

Such a challenge over Lady Hallett’s request for unredacted diaries and messages would be seen as unprecedented

Daily Mirror

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

The row comes after the Cabinet Office handed extracts from Boris Johnson's prime ministerial diaries which showed potential lockdown breaches to the police without telling him

The Independent UK

‘Tedious’ Boris on the back foot as more Chequers diary details revealed

A Cabinet Office source says the Conservative Party has ‘had its fill’ of Johnson now

The Independent UK

‘Tedious’ Boris on the back foot as more Chequers diary details revealed

A Cabinet Office source says the Conservative Party has ‘had its fill’ of Johnson now

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson calls diary checks for evidence of Covid breach ‘nonsensical’

Former prime minister says Cabinet Office gave entries to the Met police without checking their contents

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