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Boris Johnson has "forgotten his old phone code" so can't supply the messages

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cakeorwine · 13/07/2023 19:36

Boris Johnson ‘has forgotten’ passcode for phone wanted by Covid inquiry | Covid inquiry | The Guardian

It's like getting blood out of a stone.
First he was late to supply the messages.
Then he forgets his passcode.

I am sure there are ways to get in to it.

Boris Johnson ‘has forgotten’ passcode for phone wanted by Covid inquiry

Spokesperson says ex-PM wants to hand over WhatsApp messages but experts describe latest development as ‘pretty lame excuse’

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/13/boris-johnson-has-forgotten-passcode-for-phone-wanted-by-covid-inquiry

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itsgettingweird · 13/07/2023 20:15

Well I wondered why he played the "I'll happily supply my phone" card to try and make himself look reasonable compared to the government.

Clearly it's because he never actually intended to hand over the messages and was always intending to have "forgot the code"

Once a liar .....:

itsgettingweird · 13/07/2023 20:16

ChrisPPancake · 13/07/2023 20:08

Chinny reckon!

I LOVE this expression 🤣🤣

Yellowdays · 13/07/2023 20:17

Liar

Kissedbyfire1 · 13/07/2023 20:18

Tangled123 · 13/07/2023 19:59

I bet he uses the exact same code on his current phone. He really does think the public are idiots.

This. He’s only got one passcode and one password that he uses for everything. It’s password123.
HTH

podcastpal · 13/07/2023 20:28

Well doesn't he look capable of having been a PM - when he can't even remember or work out how to reset a passcode?

Me neither, it's one of the reasons I don't go into politics though. Many more, but definitely one of them

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 13/07/2023 20:41

Frabbits · 13/07/2023 20:02

He's a lying cunt. Obviously.

No, he lacks the warmth and depth to be a cunt. Lying, yes, that's unarguable. I wouldn't trust him if he said water is wet.

savory · 13/07/2023 20:44

You can go to prison if complicit in withholding information from a judge.

LlynTegid · 13/07/2023 20:52

Boris Johnson should be going to prison for a lot more, though this would be a start. My lifelong opposition to the death penalty is the sole reason why I don't think he should hang.

Motherofalittledragon · 13/07/2023 20:54

He's a bloody liar, I'd love to see him go to prison.

Nomorenonbinary · 13/07/2023 21:00

I'm sure if he was a female rape victim the police would find a way.

CapEBarra · 13/07/2023 21:00

Of course he can remember the fucking passcode. Fucking twat. He really does think the British public are absolute gullible morons. Appalling excuse for a human being.

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 13/07/2023 21:01

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g we use “ankle”.

It’s a couple of feet lower then a c**t.

PerkingFaintly · 13/07/2023 21:31

Yup. He really does think he can take us for fools.

Imnotswallowingthat · 13/07/2023 21:33

To be fair the code is probably one of his kids’ birthdays and he can’t remember them all.

PimpMyFridge · 13/07/2023 21:36

@Imnotswallowingthat 🤣🤣🤣🤣

CrustyWingshield · 13/07/2023 21:38

Perhaps the Russians clicked a button and he forgot, like in Men In Black.

Dinopawus · 13/07/2023 21:39

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 13/07/2023 19:58

GCHQ could probably help out here.

An average 8 year old could suss it out in less time that it takes Boris to stutter out an excuse.

DarkDarkNight · 13/07/2023 21:40

This is an outrage. Why is he allowed to get away with this shit?

BunnyBettChetwynd · 13/07/2023 21:43

This is how he's got away with everything. He genuinely doesn't believe he's answerable to anyone.

StormShadow · 13/07/2023 21:47

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 13/07/2023 19:54

Even if for once in his life he is telling the truth and he genuinely can not recall the pass code, that is still completely irrelevant and no excuse whatsoever for ignoring a High Court order. All he was asked to do was hand the phone over, so that's all he needed to do.

Utterly shameless.

Exactly, there's nothing in the order saying he's responsible for retrieving the messages. It's not an excuse.

fuchiaknickers · 13/07/2023 21:54

When I feel like wearing a foil hat I wonder if he’s a Russian agent or something. But then if that was the case he’d do a better job of covering shit up wouldn't you. He’d probably just got all sorts of immoral and probably corrupt dealings on there that he knows couldn’t be ignored.
What and utter, utter twat.

fuchiaknickers · 13/07/2023 21:55

*wouldn’t you think.

fuchiaknickers · 13/07/2023 21:56

LlynTegid · 13/07/2023 20:52

Boris Johnson should be going to prison for a lot more, though this would be a start. My lifelong opposition to the death penalty is the sole reason why I don't think he should hang.

Amen.

Summersizzle · 13/07/2023 21:57

Surely it’s irrelevant? If he was using WhatsApp as reported then messages are linked to a phone number not a phone. Provided he was backing them up somewhere (iCloud?) he can access from another phone by putting the sim card in it and installing WhatsApp.

Lysianthus · 13/07/2023 21:58

His passcode is 2888. If you're old like me you'll know what that is.