The head of a far-reaching UK inquiry into the government's handling of the Covid pandemic is threatening legal action to obtain former prime minister Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages and diaries, according to correspondence released Wednesday.
Heather Hallett's demand for the unredacted documentation came after Johnson was embroiled in new drama about alleged breaches of his own government's Covid lockdowns, which police are now investigating.
It emerged on Tuesday that the government's central Cabinet Office had handed two police forces material about the alleged violations at the prime minister's country retreat of Chequers.
They came to light in diaries kept by Johnson which government lawyers have been reviewing for Baroness Hallet's official inquiry -- although the ex-Conservative leader insists on his innocence.