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Friday, 28 August 2026
Friday, 2 June 2023
Who is responsible for seeking a Judicial Review on whether the UK COVID Inquiry can see Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages?
A headline from this Sky News post is " COVID inquiry: Government seeks judicial review over order to hand over Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages"
What is interesting is how, in the bulk of the reporting I've seen or heard, the decision to seek such a review is described as being something down to the Cabinet Office. Strangely absent from the reporting on this subject are the names of the ministers responsible. So just to clarify, (all info and pictures sourced from wikipedia), those in the management chain - so presumably taking responsibility for this decision - are pictured and listed below.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office is Jeremy Quin, who is paid some £118k p.a
Jeremy reports to Oliver Dowding, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who is paid some £154k p.a.
Oliver reports to Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, who is paid some £160k p.a.