Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

Ministers accused of ‘cover up’ over refusal to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps The Independent says Pressure on Rishi Sunak to reveal Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages during the Covid crisis mounted today as an ex-mandarin accused the government of a “cover up”. Lord Kerslake, the former head of the civil service, backed demands for the Cabinet Office to drop its refusal to hand over Mr Johnson’s unredacted Whatsapps to the official Covid inquiry. He told…

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Cabinet Office doesn’t have Boris’s WhatsApps as Covid inquiry deadline extended The Metro says The deadline for the Government to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, diaries and notebooks to the Covid-19 inquiry has been extended as officials claimed they did not have all the documents demanded. The Cabinet Office had been given until 4pm on Tuesday to comply with the order from Lady Hallett’s public inquiry, but that deadline has now been extended to…

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Boris Johnson: Deadline approaches to hand over WhatsApps to Covid inquiry The deadline for the government to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and diary entries for the public Covid-19 inquiry is fast approaching. The government have until 16:00 today.  The public inquiry, set to commence hearings in two weeks, will include testimonies from former PM Boris Johnson and others. But at present, the Cabinet Office has provided the former prime minister’s messages with…

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Coffee and chocolate help drive supermarket prices higher In the year leading up to May, the rate of price increases at supermarkets in the UK reached a new peak, primarily driven by rising costs of coffee, chocolate, and non-food items. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ, inflation in grocery stores reached 9% overall. While prices for fresh food experienced a slight decline, the costs of commodities like coffee and cocoa witnessed significant…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Tuesday’s front pages report on a variety of stories. There’s a “contentious legal battle” brewing concerning the government’s refusal to hand over Boris Johnson’s complete and unredacted WhatsApp messages to the Covid-19 inquiry, according to the Times. The paper says ministers are unlikely to change their stance and may even pursue a judicial review to bypass the demands of the inquiry chairwoman, Baroness Hallett. The paper reports that several…

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