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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

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 Week

UK government fights demand to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to COVID-19 inquiry

Boris Johnson established an independent inquiry while he was U.K. prime minister into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

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A tennis court, walled gardens and a moat: Inside Brightwell Manor, Boris and Carrie Johnson’s new home

The former prime minister and his young family have moved into the Grade II-listed estate in Oxfordshire

The Independent 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 Guardian - UK

Why learning to smile like Boris Johnson should be top of Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak's to-do lists

Personality is not everything in politics, but it can go a long way. The UK’s next general election, set to take place in 2024, is already shaping up to be a “battle of the dull”.

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UK government given more time to hand over Boris Johnson messages to COVID inquiry

British ministers have been given more time to hand over unredacted messages from former prime minister Boris Johnson to a public inquiry looking into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a stand-off that could lead to criminal sanctions.

Reuters

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

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

UK ministers given more time to hand Boris Johnson’s diaries to Covid inquiry

THE deadline for the UK Government to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, diaries and notebooks to the Covid-19 inquiry has been extended…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages are 'missing' - as mystery deepens

Ministers could be set for a legal battle with the Covid-19 inquiry over the requested release of unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries belonging to Boris Johnson.

Daily Mirror

Deadline delayed for handing over Boris Johnson messages to Covid inquiry

The deadline had been set for 4pm on Tuesday but has been extended to Thursday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s ‘missing’ Covid inquiry evidence must be found, says Labour – as it happened

Latest updates: vital evidence must be handed over if ‘whiff of a cover-up’ is to be avoided, says Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader

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Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry extends deadline for Government to handover unredacted messages

Covid Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett on Tuesday extended a deadline for the Government to hand over unredacted documents including Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages until 4pm on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson – latest: Government withholding WhatsApp messages from Covid Inquiry ‘to protect Rishi Sunak’

Cabinet Office has also said it doesn’t have former PM’s WhatsApp messages

The Independent UK

Downing Street denies ‘cover up’ over Cabinet Office refusal to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps

Former civil service head backs demands for Cabinet Office to hand over former PM’s unredacted messages

Evening Standard

Legal battle looms over Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApp messages

Ministers could be set for a legal row with the Covid Inquiry over the requested release of unredacted WhatsApp messages belonging to Boris Johnson

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The Independent UK

Covid inquiry legal battle looms over Johnson WhatsApp requests

Ministers could be set for a legal row with the Covid Inquiry over the requested release of unredacted WhatsApp messages belonging to Boris Johnson.

The Guardian - UK

‘So goodnight from me. Goodnight’: Jeremy Paxman departs University Challenge, gentle at last

After decades of savage put-downs, Paxo poignantly bows out of the quiz show amazed at the students’ knowledge, not their stupidity

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

The Independent UK

Deadline looms to release Boris Johnson messages in Whitehall Covid inquiry clash

Government faces being dragged to court by own inquiry unless they comply with chair’s demand

Daily Record

Douglas Ross mocked in new Labour advert as party leader who 'can't get it up'

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour has poked fun at the Tory leader following a series of bad polls for his party.

The Independent UK

Deadline looms for Covid inquiry reply after Johnson WhatsApp requests

Ministers are under pressure over whether to release unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries belonging to Boris Johnson to the Covid-19 inquiry.

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

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