The COVID inquiry is reportedly but to obtain WhatsApp messages that have been despatched and acquired by Boris Johnson earlier than May 2021 after a key deadline was missed.
The authorities had till 4pm on Monday to adjust to a High Court ruling that ordered them handy over the previous prime minister's unredacted notebooks, diaries and WhatsApp messages from his time in Downing Street.
But in response to the PA news company, Mr Johnson's outdated cellphone - which accommodates the messages - remains to be in his possession whereas authorities officers assist him attempt to securely retrieve data from the machine.
He was instructed to cease utilizing this cellphone whereas in workplace after it was found the quantity had been freely obtainable for round 15 years.
It seemingly accommodates data and messages referring to the pandemic - particularly across the ordering of three nationwide lockdowns in 2020.
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On Monday, Downing Street had mentioned "all requisite material" had been given to the COVID inquiry after the federal government lost its bid to stop their launch.
The authorities had argued the request from inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett was "unambiguously irrelevant".
But the argument was dismissed by Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Garnham, who mentioned whereas the order to offer materials would produce "some irrelevant documents", it didn't imply that energy "cannot be lawfully exercised".
They additionally dominated that Lady Hallett ought to have the ability to study the paperwork to resolve if they're helpful or not - and return these which might be "obviously irrelevant".
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Mr Johnson instructed Lady Hallett final month that he would "like to" pass messages which might be on the outdated cellphone to the inquiry.
He was believed to have written to the Cabinet Office on the time to ask whether or not safety and technical assist may very well be given to assist entry its contents with out compromising safety.
The PA news company has approached Mr Johnson's crew for a remark.
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