A source has told LBC 'chaotic' Covid papers from Boris Johnson, due to be handed to the Covid inquiry, consisted of 'random post-it notes & newspaper cuttings', writes HenryRiley1
A source has told LBC's Reporter Henry Riley the reason the Cabinet Office took so long to scrutinise notebooks from Boris Johnson is that they were “absolute chaos”The insider claimed the former Prime Minister's notebooks were “random post-it notes, newspaper cuttings & bits of paper falling out” Hence not being able to finish the review within the allotted time.
The Cabinet Office said it was seeking a judicial review of inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett's order to release the documents, arguing that it should not have to hand over material which is "unambiguously irrelevant". It is highly unusual for a Government to take legal action against its own inquiry, with the move prompting swift criticism after days of public wrangling between the Cabinet Office and Lady Hallett's probe.
Elsewhere, it is argued the inquiry's concept of what is or is not relevant could have "absurd" implications and would leave the body "utterly swamped" and potentially slow proceedings.
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