Boris Johnson has insisted he does not object to disclosing evidence to the official Covid-19 inquiry amid a legal standoff between the Government and the inquiry.
A spokesman for the former prime minister said: "Mr Johnson has no objection to disclosing material to the inquiry. He has done so and will continue to do so. The decision to challenge the inquiry’s position on redactions is for the Cabinet Office."
The statement came after the inquiry announced it had pushed back a deadline for the Government to hand over the former premier’s pandemic-related WhatsApp messages and diaries.
The inquiry had set a deadline of 4pm today for the Cabinet Office to provide the material but that has now been extended to 4pm on June 1, following a request from the Government.
The inquiry said in an update published this morning that it was "informed that the Cabinet Office does not have in its possession either Mr Johnson's WhatsApp messages or Mr Johnson's notebooks".
The Cabinet Office rejected the original request for the unredacted material, arguing it had no duty to disclose "unambiguously irrelevant" material. But the inquiry remains insistent that the material must be handed over.
Rishi Sunak told broadcasters during a visit to Kent this morning that "the Government is carefully considering its position but it is confident in the approach that it’s taking".
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2023-05-30 13:02:05Z
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