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.

UK POLITICS LIVE: Boris Johnson says he does not oppose giving information to Covid inquiry The Guardian says the Covid-19 inquiry has extended the deadline for evidence to be submitted, amid an ongoing tug-of-war over whether Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages and notebooks will be handed over to it. The previous deadline had been 4pm today, but after a request to delay it for a week until 5 June, the chair of the inquiry has granted…

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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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