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Committee publishes messages of staff ‘struggling’ to defend lockdown parties under Boris Johnson
WhatsApp messaging has become a key part of communication within government, with recent leaks and publications revealing how the platform is used to make top-level decisions, and exposing the worries and private thoughts of ministers and political aides in the process.
The cross-party Commons privileges committee has disclosed message exchanges between No 10 officials “struggling” to decide how to claim Downing Street parties were within the Covid lockdown rules.
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