https://news.sky.com/story/potential-breakthrough-in-attempts-to-recover-whatsapp-messages-from-boris-johnsons-old-phone-12920705
Taken from the sky report:
He was advised not to access the phone again on security grounds while serving as prime minister after it emerged his number had been freely available online for 15 years.:
So with that said, I am very surprised that with the PM's number compromised, I would have thought any data associated with that number, would have been automatically scrubbed, preventing a potential security issue..
