Boris Johnson says he will now give his unredacted WhatsApp messages directly to the Covid inquiry
The former prime minister has not handed over any messages from before April 2021 - more than a year into the pandemicIt comes a day after the government said it would seek a judicial review of the inquiry's demand that it hand over messages from the former prime minister and other officials.
Mr Johnson said he understood why it was taking legal action but added that this was not his decision.In a letter to the head of the Covid inquiry Baroness Hallett, Mr Johnson said he would be sending her "all unredacted WhatsApps I provided to the Cabinet Office". These messages date back only to April 2021 - more than a year into the pandemic - because Mr Johnson's phone was involved in a security breach and has not been turned on since.
Mr Johnson said he would like to send the inquiry messages pre-dating April 2021, but that he had been told he could no longer "access safely" his old phone, He said he would like to "test" the advice received from the security services and has asked the Cabinet Office for assistance in turning his old phone on securely.
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