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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Daly

Johnson ally says Government has found a ‘version of PIN’ for old phone

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A breakthrough may have been in the saga surrounding Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone, after an ally claimed Rishi Sunak’s government has recovered the passcode to unlock it.

The Covid inquiry had demanded the crucial device – known as “Phone 1” in Whitehall – by Monday 4pm but the deadline was missing due to complications in gaining access.

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