The Controversial Use of WhatsApp by Boris Johnson's Government During Covid
TL;DR
Boris Johnson has decided to give unredacted WhatsApp messages dating back to May 2021 directly to the Covid inquiry, bypassing the government which has refused to hand them over. The Cabinet Office has launched a legal challenge to the inquiry's demand for texts from the former PM and officials, arguing that many of the messages are irrelevant to the investigation. However, the head of the inquiry, Baroness Hallett, has said it's her job to decide what is and is not relevant.
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- Boris Johnson to bypass government on Covid WhatsApps BBC
- Boris Johnson and the covid inquiry Whatsapp row | Everything you need to know The Telegraph
- Covid inquiry: Government will probably lose legal case, says minister BBC
- Boris Johnson’s messages are just the start of it: the government is run on WhatsApp The Guardian
- For a prime minister who phoned it in, Boris Johnson is having a lot of trouble handing over one mobile The Guardian
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