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The former prime minister has not handed over any messages from before April 2021 - more than a year into the pandemic
Boris Johnson has said he is giving his unredacted WhatsApp messages directly to the Covid inquiry.
It comes a day after the government said it would seek a judicial review of the inquiry's demand that it hand over messages from the former prime minister and other officials.
Mr Johnson said he understood why it was taking legal action but added that this was not his decision.
He said he was "perfectly content" for the inquiry to see his messages.