The government is to launch an unprecedented legal challenge over the Covid inquiry's demand for WhatsApp messages and documents.
A mobile phone used by Mr Johnson during a crucial period in the pandemic was involved in a security breach, and has not been turned on since, according to a spokesman for the former prime minister. The government has refused to disclose some of the material, arguing it is not relevant to the inquiry's work.Crossbench peer Baroness Hallett, says she needs to see the messages to see if they are relevant to the inquiry's investigation into how the government handled the pandemic.
Elkan Abrahamson, the lawyer representing the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, said: "The Cabinet Office is showing utter disregard for the inquiry in maintaining their belief that they are the higher power and arbiter of what is relevant material and what is not. The Liberal Democrats said the legal challenge was "a kick in the teeth for bereaved families who've already waited far too long for answers".
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