at the cabinet office as to who decides what is relevant or potentially relevant. i issued a notice under section 21 of the inquiries act 2005, making it clear that in my view, it is for the inquiry chairto that in my view, it is for the inquiry chair to decide what is relevant or potentially relevant. the cabinet office disagrees, claiming they are not obliged to disclose what they consider to be unambiguously irrelevant material. they invited me to withdraw the section 21 notice. i declined. they are now challenging my decision to withdraw the notice in the high court by way ofjudicial review. with mitigation pending and as a decision maker, i can make no further comment. mr hugo keith kings council, counsel to the inquiry will now outline the steps that have been taken so far and the issues that
lockdown.let s listen in. if there are any other adjustments that need to be made, we will consider them. that need to be made, we will consider them. preparing for the evidence in consider them. preparing for the evidence in module consider them. preparing for the evidence in module two - consider them. preparing for the evidence in module two due i consider them. preparing for the evidence in module two due to i consider them. preparing for the i evidence in module two due to take place this autumn, the inquiry team has been working extraordinarily hard gathering all relevant and potentially relevant material. as has been widely reported in the media, an issue has arisen between the inquiry and the cabinet office as to who decides what is relevant or potentially relevant. mr; as to who decides what is relevant or potentially relevant. or potentially relevant. my lady, there may or potentially relevant. my lady, there may be or potentially relevant. my lady, there may be a
and all 39 core participants in module two and all bar 39 core participants in module two and all bar three are legally represented. studio: that was some opening remarks from the covid inquiry with baroness hallett who was speaking. this was part of a statement about the government s judicial review, about the disclosure of ministers whatsapp messages and of course, relevant to the former prime minister, borisjohnson. that has beenin minister, borisjohnson. that has been in the news recently as well. talking about the need for them to be passed to the cabinet office in order to obtain security clearance before they were submitted to the inquiry. as we get key lines out of this initial hearing, we will bring it to you. in the meantime, let s return to our top story and that is day two of the court case being
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