150 questions the Covid survey wants Boris Johnson to answer

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The Covid Inquiry sent Boris Johnson a list of 150 questions and requests for his witness statement, according to documents released by the Cabinet Office.

UK Covid-19 inquiry wants to see WhatsApp messages and notebooks kept by the former prime minister to paint a picture of how decisions were made in government up to and during lockdowns.

But declined to release unredacted documents as his government launched legal action on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to protect the material.

Mr. Johnson said he would "happily" deliver the messages directly to the inquest, but did not explain why he hadn't. leaked messages sent during the Covid 2020 lockdown.

Here are some of the key questions the inquiry asked the former Prime Minister:

– Structures and processes UK Government/Cabinet Office to deal with emergencies at Prime Ministerial, Cabinet, Cabinet Office, Ministerial and Departmental levels operate effectively and properly enable key decisions to be made regarding the response to Covid-19?

– To what extent are decisions made outside of formal government processes, such as in informal meetings without minutes?

– Advice you received from the Science Advisor Chief of Government (GCSA) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) transparent and clear? throughout the pandemic? Have the GCSA and CMO roles been effective in leveraging and distilling Sage's guidance to you and other key decision makers? Did you feel able to properly challenge their advice?

– Did you have any concerns about the adequacy or sufficiency of scientific and other expert advice (including, where applicable, underlying data) upon which decisions were based? If so, what were those concerns?

– Between January and July 2020, did you receive notice from the then Cabinet Secretary that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care , MP Matt Hancock, should be removed from his position? If so, why?

– What steps did you take in January 2020 to determine the UK's emergency preparedness status for...