Boris Johnson’s phone number ‘listed online for last 15 years’

Security expert Peter Ricketts says PM's conversations could be hacked by criminal gangs

A UK national security adviser has said Boris Johnson should be much more digitally secure after reports that the prime minister's mobile phone number has been available online for the past 15 years.

Peter Ricketts said Johnson's phone conversations may well include sensitive material" and people trying to lobby them for favours, or tax advantages, or talks with foreign leaders".