UK government to take COVID inquiry to court over ‘irrelevant’ messages'

The UK government said on Thursday that it will seek a judicial review of an order from an inquiry set up to investigate its handling of COVID to hand over what it deems are “irrelevant” messages, including some WhatsApp chats of former prime minister Boris Johnson.
Baroness Heather Hallett is a retired judge charged with conducting a public inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic.