Information commissioner confirms Lord Bethell’s use of messaging app will be investigated

The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it will look into the private use of WhatsApp and other phone messages to conduct government business as well as emails, after Labour asked for more details of its investigation into Lord Bethell, the health minister.

Labour wrote to Elizabeth Denham, the information commissioner, after it emerged Bethell replaced his mobile phone before it could be searched for information relevant to £85m of Covid test deals that are subject to a legal challenge.

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