Breakthrough in Boris Johnson’s Locked Phone Scandal
A major development has surfaced in the race to crack open Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone. Sources close to the former PM claim the government has found a “version” of the elusive PIN code, potentially unlocking damning WhatsApp messages.
WhatsApp Messages Could Hold Coronavirus Secrets
The phone, used by Johnson until May 2021, is believed to contain critical WhatsApp chats about the government’s early coronavirus lockdown decisions. These messages are at the heart of the ongoing COVID inquiry.
Despite a Monday deadline, the government failed to deliver the phone’s contents, blaming Johnson’s forgotten password for the hold-up.
Government Claims New Lead on PIN Code
An ally of Johnson insists the ex-PM isn’t clueless about his PIN but just isn’t 100% sure of it. Meanwhile, government tech experts say they have found their own possible version of the password separately, boosting hopes for a breakthrough.
Risk of Phone Data Being Wiped Raises Stakes
Concern mounts that repeated wrong PIN attempts could wipe the phone’s data completely. The device was last accessed in December 2021 during an investigation into the Downing Street flat refurbishment scandal.
The Cabinet Office has yet to comment on the claim technicians might have cracked an old code linked to Johnson.
Experts Doubt Password Claims, Bereaved Families Furious
The inquiry, led by Baroness Heather Hallett, knows of efforts to recover messages but questions the story that Johnson’s “memory lapse” is preventing access.
Security expert Andrew Whaley says accessing backed-up WhatsApp data—even from a diplomatic phone—is doable and relatively straightforward.
The COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group slammed the saga as a “complete joke,” demanding Johnson take full responsibility and hand over his messages in full.
As the investigation barrels on, all eyes remain on whether this new PIN lead will finally expose the truth behind the government’s pandemic decisions.
