Johnson described Sarah Everard vigil as ‘some argy bargy’, Covid inquiry learns

PM’s WhatsApp messages show he ‘felt odd’ to ‘bash the cops’ as Priti Patel gives evidence

Boris Johnson said it “felt odd” to “bash” Metropolitan police officers who had interrupted the Sarah Everard vigil as all he had “seen is footage of some argy bargy”.

The prime minister’s WhatsApp messages from March 2021 were shown during the Covid inquiry as Priti Patel gave evidence.