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The Government is being taken to court over ministers using encrypted messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal to discuss key policy decisions.
Boris Johnson and several cabinet ministers are said to have downloaded both onto their phones and used them to organise much of the pandemic response.
But transparency campaigners have argued such apps are unlawful due to a feature that allows users to set messages to disappear.
Boris Johnson and several cabinet ministers are said to have downloaded both Signal and WhatsApp onto their phones and used them to organise much of the pandemic response
They fear the function is being used to evade accountability as, once deleted, it is impossible to recover the messages.