Government loses court battle over Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApps

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The government has lost its legal challenge to prevent the Covid inquiry from seeing Boris Johnson's WhatsApps, diaries and notebooks in full.

The Cabinet Office had argued it should not have to hand over irrelevant material, but inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said it should be up to her to decide what is relevant.

The government said it would comply with the judgment.

It added it would work with the inquiry team on "practical arrangements".