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Mar 1 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
🔴 The Government is set to face an urgent question in the House of Commons over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic following the publication of #TheLockdownFiles.

It will take place immediately following #PMQs.

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🔴 Sir Keir Starmer said the formal inquiry into the Government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic must report by the end of this year as he raised #TheLockdownFiles in the House of Commons.

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🔴NEW: Using WhatsApp to discuss Government business is “part and parcel of modern government”, Downing Street said

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🔴NEW: Matt Hancock's leaked messages show 'risks' of ministers using WhatsApp, says watchdog

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The Telegraph has obtained more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages sent between Matt Hancock and other ministers and officials at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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