Boris Johnson has been unable to handover WhatsApp messages from his old mobile phone to the COVID inquiry because he has forgotten the password to it, according to reports.
between the government and the COVID inquiry last month over whether ministers' messages from during the pandemic should be handed over unredacted.and was given until 4pm on Monday to give the inquiry's chair, Baroness Hallett, everything she requested - including the ex-prime minister's WhatsApp messages, diaries and notebooks.
In an apparent swipe at his successor in Downing Street, Mr Johnson said he had never had a problem with passing on the messages, butHowever, he promised to seek the advice of security professionals to get the information the inquiry wanted., which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once.
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