Boris Johnson has deadline to handover Covid diaries extended – as ministers gear up for court clash

THE Cabinet Office does NOT have access to Boris Johnson’s pandemic Whatsapp messages and diaries, the Covid-19 inquiry has been told.

It comes as the deadline to handover the material to senior lawyers investigating how Covid was handled is just hours away.

Boris Johnson has warned it would be a huge breach of security to let the Covid inquiry have access to all his notebooks and messages from the pandemic.

Last week the Cabinet Office stood firm in refusing to hand them over – despite the threat of legal action from the inquiry.

They have already dished out 55,000 documents and 24 witness statements to the investigation.

But in the latest plot twist, officials now say they don’t have the messages the inquiry is demanding.

Boris Johnson this morning insisted he doesn’t object to handing his evidence to the inquiry.

A spokesman for the ex-PM 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.”