Technical team unable to view any messages for four months from before arrival of virus to after first lockdown

Security is beefed up at the Covid inquiry as the former PM finally faces grilling on decisions he made during pandemic

Former prime minister to be questioned on UK’s late lockdown and is expected to apologise for government mistakes

I expect to see his version of Jack Nicholson’s defiance in A Few Good Men. But ignore all that – this was his mess, his debacle, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul will be taking your questions as the former prime minister is questioned on lockdowns, Partygate and more

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Covid inquiry expected to be told that the former PM was open to ‘military options’ to obtain ‘impounded’ jabs from factory in Leiden

Covid inquiry expected to be told that the former PM was open to ‘military options’ to obtain ‘impounded’ jabs from factory in Leiden

Former PM’s lockdown decisions, cavalier comments, and toxic culture at No 10 expected to come under scrutiny

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The former prime minister will come under scrutiny and these are the pressing issues

Attending the inquiry midweek with photos of relatives, Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice will unveil a powerful billboard

Email suggesting discharging hospital patients into residential care as Covid unfolded has prompted furious response

Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry appearance comes at a precarious time

Ex-PM will also argue when he appears before inquiry next week that his actions saved many thousands of lives, report says

Former prime minister is also expected to say he ended up saving ‘tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives’

Discredited ex-PM faces a demolition job in one of the few policy areas to which he and his allies still cling

But the former PM will argue robustly his government got many big pandemic calls right.

The inquiry is both a case of reputation management and the big picture questions, BBC political editor Chris Mason writes.