Stormont ministers’ pandemic WhatsApps lost after devices wiped, inquiry told
by Jonathan McCambridge
Dec 12, 2023
2 minutes
WhatsApp messages sent by former Stormont ministers during the pandemic have been lost after government-issued electronic devices were wiped, the UK Covid Inquiry has been told.
Counsel to the inquiry, Clair Dobbin KC, said this included the devices of former first minister Baroness Arlene Foster and deputy first minister Michelle O’Neill.
The inquiry is holding a preliminary hearing into the devolved administration’s decision making and response
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