Boris Johnson to give Covid inquiry unredacted WhatsApps

Boris Johnson has said helium is giving his unredacted WhatsApp messages straight to the Covid inquiry.

It comes a time aft the authorities said it would question a judicial reappraisal of the inquiry's request that it manus implicit messages from the erstwhile premier curate and different officials.

Mr Johnson said helium understood wherefore it was taking ineligible enactment but added that this was not his decision.

He said helium was "perfectly content" for the enquiry to spot his messages.

In a missive to the caput of the Covid enquiry Baroness Hallett, Mr Johnson said helium would beryllium sending her "all unredacted WhatsApps I provided to the Cabinet Office".

These messages day backmost lone to April 2021 - much than a twelvemonth into the pandemic - due to the fact that Mr Johnson's telephone was progressive successful a information breach and has not been turned connected since.

Mr Johnson said helium would similar to nonstop the enquiry messages pre-dating April 2021, but that helium had been told helium could nary longer "access safely" his aged phone,

He said helium would similar to "test" the proposal received from the information services and has asked the Cabinet Office for assistance successful turning his aged telephone connected securely.