Family WhatsApp groups were more worrying for the spread of false claims about the pandemic than social media sites, Kemi Badenoch has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Mrs Badenoch, who served in several ministerial posts during the pandemic, was questioned about her role as an equalities minister as the inquiry examined the vaccine uptake among ethnic minorities.

Family WhatsApp groups were more worrying for the spread of false claims about the pandemic than social media sites, Kemi Badenoch has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Mrs Badenoch, who served in several ministerial posts during the pandemic, was questioned about her role as an equalities minister as the inquiry examined the vaccine uptake among ethnic minorities.