Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is making headlines again. According to media reports, the 59-year-old has forgotten the PIN code of his old mobile phone. As a result, some WhatsApp messages used to assess the government’s conduct during the pandemic have still not been submitted to an appropriate investigative body.
That reports the newspaper The Times on Thursday. Johnson could not remember the password with 100 percent certainty, the Times wrote. Now there is concern that the device could automatically shut down and erase its contents if an incorrect code is entered.
According to the British news agency PA, a spokesman for Johnson did not deny the report. According to the Times, Johnson was advised in May 2021 for security reasons not to use his mobile phone during his reign because his number had been publicly visible on the internet for 15 years.
Struggling over Johnson’s WhatsApp logs
There has long been a tug of war over his WhatsApp messages. Johnson had announced that he would deliver messages directly to the Commission of Inquiry. However, the government of his party friend Rishi Sunak had refused to hand over uncensored correspondence with government officials and cabinet colleagues.
The study is intended to review Johnson’s controversial handling of the corona pandemic. The focus should be on his actions. However, it is speculated that Sunak – then finance minister – and other cabinet members fear the news could paint them in a bad light. A court eventually ruled that the government must hand over Johnson’s chat messages, calendars and notebooks unretouched.
Source: Krone
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