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Cabinet Office wary of Boris Johnson handing unredacted Covid details to inquiry

A Government lawyer said it would ‘not be appropriate’ to take steps that could lead to legally-contested material being submitted.

The Independent UK

‘Enough is enough’: A UK union rep fighting from the picket line

For Mark Dollar, strike action against UK National Highways is not about the last 12 months, but the last 12 years.

Al Jazeera

MPs to probe how well devolution is working amid constitutional warfare

A GROUP of MPs are set to investigate how devolution is functioning in Britain against a backdrop of near-constant constitutional battles between…

The National (Scotland)

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Covid inquiry announces first witnesses to give evidence in public

The first session will open on Tuesday with a statement from the chairwoman and a video featuring people bereaved during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Timeline of lockdown gatherings as Boris Johnson faces new claim he broke Covid rules

Revelations about Boris Johnson’s time in Downing Street continue to emerge

The Independent UK

Michael Wood denied any other pecuniary interests, in email to Newsroom

Many busy people are disorganised in their life admin, but Michael Wood's life impacted on his ministerial decision making. Jonathan Milne argues this was more than an error of omission.

Newsroom.co.nz

Rishi Sunak denies blocking Covid Inquiry seeing his WhatsApps due to embarrassment

The PM denied he's trying to stop WhatsApps being handed over due to embarrassment of what they might contain yet the Cabinet Office is going to court to challenge the inquiry's request for unredacted messages

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Sunak denies fear of embarrassment behind bid to stop Covid inquiry seeing texts

The Cabinet Office is challenging inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Dis Life: 'Genocidal quantities of people died of Covid - two-thirds of them were Disabled'

At the beginning of the pandemic, we wondered whether the vulnerability people felt would translate into better empathy for Disabled people. But it didn’t

Daily Mirror

Ministers accused of obstructing Covid probe with spending on ‘loophole lawyers’

The Cabinet Office is challenging inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Whitehall and Downing Street reopen after suspicious package security alert

Officials at the Cabinet Office were briefly evacuated while police investigated a suspicious package on Whitehall

Daily Mirror

Whitehall fury that Kevin Sinfield could wait YEARS for knighthood due to stuffy rules

The Mirror understands some civil servants are disappointed protocol around awarding honours means Kevin Sinfield may have to wait years to become a Sir

Daily Mirror

Government 'trusts' Covid Inquiry chair - despite blocking release of crucial WhatsApps

The Cabinet Office has launched a judicial review - estimated to cost well into the six figures - seeking to block the disclosure of message from ex-PM Boris Johnson and key figures to the Covid inquiry

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak confirms he will not talk about US-UK free trade deal with Joe Biden – as it happened

Latest updates: prime minister explicitly accepts formal post-Brexit trade deal with US is not on horizon, implying this is no longer a goal

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The Independent UK

Minister insists Government trusts Covid inquiry chairwoman despite legal action

The Cabinet Office is challenging Baroness Hallett’s request for former prime minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office given until Friday to clarify Johnson WhatsApp redaction stance

Covid inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett challenged the Government on why it wanted to block material Boris Johnson was happy to submit to the probe

The National (Scotland)

Transparency row deepens as UK Government sends redacted Whatsapp messages to inquiry

Hugo Keith KC said the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had both submitted correspondence but had removed…

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry heads for row with government over Google Spaces redactions

Lawyer says not providing complete set of messages on platform would be ‘wrong in principle’

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The Independent UK

Transparency row between Government and Covid inquiry widens

Both the Foreign Office and Cabinet Office had made submissions containing redactions, the chairwoman was told.

The Independent UK

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

Ministers could face ‘criminal sanctions’ for deleting WhatsApp messages

The Information Commissioner told MPs that ministers and senior officials should not use WhatsApp’s ‘disappearing messages’ function.

Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

Covid Inquiry head making ‘no comment’ on legal row over Johnson messages

Baroness Hallett told a preliminary inquiry hearing that she would not speak about the judicial review proceedings launched by ministers.

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