The Covid Inquiry-Cabinet Office deadlock over Johnson’s WhatsApp messages and diary holds fast – 18 best Twitter takes
10.
Shrodinger's messages:
Cabinet Office, "Dear Covid inquiry, we've carefully examined Boris Johnson's texts and there's nothing relevant."
Inquiry chair: "Can we have a look for ourselves?"
Cabinet Office: "What messages? We haven't seen them."
— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) May 30, 2023
11.
you can find Boris Johnson's phone with all the dodgy Whatsapp messages in the same place at the bottom of the ocean as Rebekah Vardys
— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@mrdavemacleod) May 30, 2023
12.
1 reason the Covid inquiry must get the material it requests is that whereas there would have been a paper trail for all decisions/discussions 20, 50 or 150 years ago, all we have today are the ephemera of texts and WhatsApp messages. We can’t let tech erase the historical record
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) May 30, 2023
13.
Boris Johnson's current argument isn't that he's innocent but:
💩 Nasty people dobbed him in
💩 #CovidInquiry shouldn't be allowed to see a prime minister and government's electronic messages about Covid 'management'
💩 His lawyers should have lied!https://t.co/kMOxc5zpza
— Will Black 🍓 (@WillBlackWriter) May 30, 2023
14.
‘Dear diary.
Lockdown is still really boring so invited some chums over again for another piss up. Hope this one is as good as the previous 16 parties.’*
*note to self:
Order some more booze,
Don’t let anyone read this. pic.twitter.com/jwNHPgEUkS— Rob B (@RobBfromDerby) May 26, 2023
15.
Thing is, if these messages were as Cabinet Office claims, undeniably irrelevant, they would have *no need* to take drastic steps to deny them. The inquiry would simply ignore anything irrelevant.
Conclusion: Johnson and Simon Case are condemned by them. https://t.co/dzs4gixInk— Mike Holden 💙 (@MikeHolden42) May 30, 2023
16.
Dylan the dog ate them. https://t.co/wdsArPKJUz
— Emma Fielding (@emmagafielding) May 30, 2023
17.
If you hear anyone use "national security" as the reason why Boris Johnson shouldn't have to hand over his WhatsApp messages to the #CovidInquiry…
Remind them that making sure Prime Ministers act properly during crises that kill 200,000 people IS A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY.
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) May 30, 2023
18.
Cabinet Office: You can’t have those messages. They’re all irrelevant.
Inquiry: All?
Cabinet Office: Yeah, unambiguously
Inquiry: Let’s see them then. Nothing to hide then.
Cabinet Office: No
Inquiry: I order you
Cabinet Office: Can’t. Don’t have them. Never even seen them
— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) May 30, 2023
Michael Rosen almost didn’t survive Covid. We’ll give him the last word.
Dear Cabinet Office
Our lives were in your hands.
Whatever you're hiding was a matter of life and death to us.
Some of us were lucky to survive.
Many did not.
We're entitled to know why.
Every little bit of it.
Michael Rosen— Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 (@MichaelRosenYes) May 30, 2023
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