The chairwoman of the Covid inquiry would surely be left with no choice but to resign if the Government wins its legal fight over access to ministers' WhatsApp messages, a lawyer for families bereaved in the pandemic has said.The Government has sought a judicial review in a bid to limit disclosure of material to the inquiry, saying "personal" information could end up being unnecessarily surrendered.A solicitor representing the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaign group at the inquiry,

The chairwoman of the Covid inquiry would surely be left with no choice but to resign if the Government wins its legal fight over access to ministers' WhatsApp messages, a lawyer for families bereaved in the pandemic has said.The Government has sought a judicial review in a bid to limit disclosure of material to the inquiry, saying "personal" information could end up being unnecessarily surrendered.A solicitor representing the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaign group at the inquiry, which is due to have its first hearing next week, said the "only logical response" if chairwoman Baroness Hallett does not get access to the material, is for her to step down.