Sunak accused of trying to cover up ministers' actions during pandemic

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Source: The Guardian

Rishi Sunak has been accused of attempting to cover up the actions of ministers during the pandemic as the Cabinet Office intensified its battle to withhold Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from the Covid inquiry.

The prime minister insisted his government has been cooperating with the investigation but is facing increasing calls from experts and MPs – with some coming from within his own party – to hand over evidence without redactions.

Both Labour and the Lib Dems accused the government of a potential cover-up, while relatives of those who died in the Covid pandemic questioned what ministers have to hide.

The inquiry, led by retired judge Heather Hallett, has used its sweeping powers to request unredacted notebooks, diaries and WhatApp correspondence between Johnson and 40 senior government figures.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/30/sunak-accused-of-trying-to-cover-up-ministers-actions-during-pandemic

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1. He's been covering up his wife's money laundering for years

So this must be small potatoes for him.

[Omaha Steve]

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