Boris Johnson to face start of two-day grilling at Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson arrives to give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Boris Johnson will face the first of two days of questioning over his handling of the pandemic when he appears before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

It comes after the former British prime minister denied deleting WhatsApp messages after it emerged he had not been able to provide the inquiry with any communications from February to June 2020.