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Cabinet Office could face legal battle with inquiry unless it hands over all documents by 4pm
Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. We begin with news that Rishi Sunak’s government could face a legal battle with the Covid public inquiry unless it backs down over a demand to disclose Boris Johnson’s private messages and papers.
The Cabinet Office has been given until 4pm today to hand over diaries, notebooks and a trove of WhatsApp messages or face the threat of a criminal prosecution, PA reported.
All Boris Johnson’s material – including WhatsApps and notebooks – requested by the Covid inquiry has been handed to the Cabinet Office in full and in unredacted form.
Mr Johnson urges the Cabinet Office to urgently disclose it to the inquiry. The Cabinet Office has had access to this material for several months. Mr Johnson would immediately disclose it directly to the inquiry if asked.
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