The British Mail on Sunday newspaper, citing anonymous sources, claimed that the agents who hacked Truss’ phone were suspected of working for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
ACCESS TO SENSITIVE INFORMATION
The report alleged that Russian spies had access to sensitive information about Truss’ meetings with former Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng, as well as his conversations with foreign officials about the Ukraine war.
According to the newspaper’s claim, the hack was discovered during Truss’s election campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party in the summer, but details were concealed by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Secretary of State for Cabinet and Public Personnel Simon Case.
CALL FOR INVESTIGATION FROM THE OPINION
Following the allegations, Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary of the main opposition Labor Party, said: “There are important national security issues posed by such an attack by a hostile state that will be taken very seriously by our intelligence and security agencies.” made the statement.
In addition, there are serious security questions about why and how this information was leaked, or why it is emerging now, Cooper stated that the government should urgently investigate this issue.
Lawmaker Layla Moran, the Liberal Democrats’ Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, also expressed her concerns as to why the alleged hack had not been made public before.
“We urgently need an independent investigation to uncover the truth. It’s inexcusable if this information turns out to be withheld from the public to protect Liz Truss’ candidacy for the leadership race,” Moran said. made its assessment. (AA)