The UK authorities should hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages, notebooks and diaries by Monday after it misplaced a High Court problem introduced by the nation’s Covid-19 inquiry chairwoman.
In a judgement on Thursday, Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Garnham dismissed the federal government’s authorized bid.
A spokesperson for the inquiry mentioned that chairwomaan Lady Hallett was “pleased” the court docket had upheld her order and former prime minister Johnson’s knowledge and paperwork could be handed over.
Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats branded the High Court judgement a “humiliating defeat” for the Conservative authorities.
Johnson was prime minister in the course of the top of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021 earlier than being deposed final 12 months, partly due to unlawful events happening in his Downing Street workplace when the UK was in lockdown.
He has since stood down as a lawmaker after a parliamentary committee dominated he had lied over the affair.
The inquiry is anticipated to final years and can look into the UK’s preparedness and response to the pandemic.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
