The mobile phone of former British short-term Prime Minister Liz Truss is said to have been tapped for a long time. Her phone had been “hacked by agents suspected of working for the Kremlin,” the Mail on Sunday reported. According to the report, they would have been given access to “top secret conversations with international partners”. The hackers therefore listened to conversations between Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, whom she later appointed as Minister of Finance.
The newspaper quoted unnamed security sources as saying the hacker attack was discovered as early as the summer, when the then foreign minister applied for the Conservative party leadership and the post of prime minister. It was also said that then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, along with Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, had decided to keep the incident a secret.
Opposition politicians are now calling for an investigation. Labor MP Yvette Cooper said the report raises “important national security questions”, including why and how the information was leaked. A spokeswoman called for “urgent independent investigations to find out the truth.”
“Have robust systems”
A government spokeswoman said: “We are not commenting on the security measures for individuals.” But there are “robust systems to protect against cyber threats”.
The article did not reveal on what basis Russia was suspected of being behind the alleged attack. According to the BBC and Sky News, they were initially unable to verify the message. Truss had announced her resignation just weeks after taking office (see video above). Rishi Sunak was appointed as her successor.
Source: Krone
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