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The Latest Breaking News from the Covid Inquiry

Covid Inquiry: What we learned on the day austerity PM David Cameron gave evidence

David Cameron became the first politician to give evidence to Covid Inquiry as he faced questions on the UK's preparedness and cuts to public services between 2010 and 2016

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David Cameron heckled 'shame on you' after defending Tory cuts at Covid Inquiry

David Cameron faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership between 2010 and 2016 as he became the first politician to be grilled by the Covid Inquiry

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Austerity chiefs David Cameron and George Osborne hauled before Covid Inquiry next week

The former Prime Minister and his Chancellor are understood to be on the Covid Inquiry witness list next week, where they will likely face questions on how brutal Tory cuts undermined the NHS, social care and welfare state

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UK 'might not have been well prepared' for pandemic, Covid Inquiry hears

The Covid Inquiry is beginning its long-awaited evidence sessions today, with key players summoned to shine a light on the UK's handling of the pandemic

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Covid-19 Inquiry: What is happening this week and why it matters

More than three years on from the first lockdown, the Inquiry will carry out the first in-depth investigation into what happened during the Covid crisis, which led to more than 227,000 deaths in the UK

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Boris Johnson accuses government of 'frustrating' Covid Inquiry over WhatsApps

The former Prime Minister lashed out at the Government for waging a legal fight - and blocking him, he claims, from giving his unredacted material to the probe

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Rishi Sunak ‘not worried’ about being ‘embarassed’ by Covid inquiry messages

Rishi Sunak has denied that the Government is resisting the release of messages to the Covid inquiry because he fears embarassment.

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Covid Inquiry chair 'could be forced to quit' if ministers win WhatsApp legal battle

Elkan Abrahamson, a lawyer representing bereaved families, said the 'existential struggle' could leave Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett with no choice but to step down if the Government wins its legal battle over disclosure of evidence

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson will not be restricted in evidence to Covid Inquiry, minister insists

The former prime minister has been warned by lawyers that he could lose public funding if he tries to ‘undermine’ the Government’s position

Evening Standard

Johnson will not be restricted in evidence to Covid Inquiry, minister insists

The former prime minister has been warned by lawyers that he could lose public funding if he tries to ‘undermine’ the Government’s position.

The Independent UK

Fury as ministers threaten to switch off Boris Johnson legal funding over WhatsApp spat

The former PM has caused a huge headache for Rishi Sunak by releasing documents to the Covid Inquiry despite the Government refusing to - and lawyers have reportedly written to him threatening to withdraw his legal support funding

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Boris Johnson fails to hand 16 months of WhatsApps to Covid inquiry from old phone

The former PM was forced to switch phone in April 2021 after it emerged that his personal number had been freely available online for 15 years

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Government seeks judicial review against Covid Inquiry demands for unredacted WhatsApps from pandemic

Meanwhile Boris Johnson says he is ‘more than happy’ to hand over his messages and notebooks directly

Evening Standard

Government triggers court battle against Covid inquiry after Boris Johnson WhatsApp row

The Cabinet Office was given until 4pm today to hand over a trove of Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages and notepads to the Covid-19 public inquiry after days of wrangling

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Boris Johnson hands 'missing' Covid WhatsApp messages to Cabinet Office

The former Prime Minister has handed over unredacted messages and notebooks - and urged Whitehall to give them to Baroness Hallett's Covid-19 Inquiry

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson says unredacted Covid WhatsApp messages have been handed to Cabinet Office

Notebooks and WhatsApp messages belonging to Boris Johnson have been handed over to the Cabinet Office so they can be disclosed to the Covid-19 inquiry, a spokesman has confirmed.

Daily Mirror

Tory Covid 'cover-up' as ministers insist they 'no longer have' Boris Johnson WhatsApps

Grieving relatives of those killed by the virus demanded his WhatsApp texts and notebooks be handed over amid accusations of a bid to obstruct progress

The Independent UK

5 key takeaways from row over Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry WhatsApps

What did the inquiry want and why wouldn’t the government give it to them?

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