The Lockdown Files: Behind the scenes of the Telegraph investigation

The WhatsApps that sent shockwaves through Westminster and created a historic showdown between the Government and the Covid inquiry almost ended up on a Caribbean Island, writes Isabel Oakeshott. I had been wondering what to do with the huge cache of messages I had obtained from Matt Hancock as part of a joint book project. Stored on a hard drive, the exchanges between the former health secretary and all the key figures involved in handling the pandemic offered an unparalleled insight into the greatest crisis of our times. Some of the material was in the book we wrote together, but we simply hadn’t had time to wade through all his iPhone records. Now I needed to figure out where to keep the files. They were an extraordinary historical source. Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #lockdownfiles #matthancock #covid19 #borisjohnson