Mounting pressure on government to release all material to Covid Inquiry, including from their own party

A ministerial statement was delivered by Paymaster General Jeremy Quin, addressing the government’s decision not to hand over full, unredacted Whatsapp messages to the Covid Inquiry.

Many MPs expressed concern about this decision from the government, asking whether it was a necessary decision or stressing the importance of being transparent. Some of these MPs are Conservatives, including Robert Buckland and Edward Leigh.