The former PM was not sure about the passcode, delaying access to his WhatsApps sent before May 2021.
The inquiry has requested the WhatsApps as evidence as part of its investigations into UK government decision-making on Covid. Hearings for that part of the inquiry are due to begin in October.
The government had attempted to block release of the raw messages, arguing that some of them were irrelevant to the inquiry and that it should be able to redact - or block out - these first before handing them over. The former prime minister has insisted throughout that he is happy to share the messages on his old phone when they are accessible.
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