Former No 10 chief of staff Gavin Barwell says decision by PM and Cabinet Office undermines confidence in the inquiry

Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. We begin with news that the government has made a “bad mistake” by refusing to submit Boris Johnson’s unredacted documents to the Covid 19 inquiry, according to former Downing Street chief of staff Gavin Barwell.

“Some of the (WhatsApp) messages might be a bit embarrassing but, nonetheless, I think they’re making a bad mistake,” Barwell told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

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