UK COVID Inquiry Extends Deadline for Government to Provide Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp Messages

UK COVID Inquiry Extends Deadline for Government to Provide Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp Messages
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens during a tour after a meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 23, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Evgenia Filimianova
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The UK’s official COVID-19 inquiry has extended the deadline for the government to hand over former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages, diaries, and notebooks.

The initial request by the inquiry to receive the data was sent on April 28. In response, the Cabinet Office said it did not “have in its possession either Mr. Johnson’s WhatsApp messages or Mr. Johnson’s notebooks,” requesting an extension to June 5.

Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in UK politics, parliamentary proceedings and socioeconomic issues.
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