(LONDON) British opposition MPs called for an investigation on Saturday after suspected Kremlin agents hacked Liz Truss’ mobile phone when she was foreign secretary, according to claims by a British newspaper.
Posted at 7:52 p.m.
The Mail on Sunday quoted unnamed security sources as saying ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’ personal phone had been hacked “by agents suspected of working for the Kremlin”.
They are suspected of having had access to “confidential exchanges with international partners”.
A government spokesperson said: “We do not comment on individuals’ security arrangements”, but added that there are “robust systems in place to protect against cyber threats”.
“It is essential that all of these security issues are investigated and addressed at the highest level,” observed opposition Labor MP Yvette Cooper.
A source told the newspaper that the “compromised” phone was placed in a locked safe in a government secure location after messages were hacked for up to a year, including “highly sensitive discussions” about the war in Ukraine.
The hack was discovered this summer when Mme Truss was foreign secretary and was campaigning to become leader of the Conservative party and prime minister, the newspaper said.
He claimed “details were suppressed” by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Simon Case, his most senior political adviser.
“We need an independent emergency investigation to uncover the truth,” said Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran.
The report of the incident comes as Interior Minister Suella Braverman was reappointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following his resignation due to a security breach. She allegedly sent a confidential document to a Member of Parliament via her personal email address.
The article did not specify on what basis Russia was suspected of being behind the alleged attack, but relied on a source who said: “It takes some time to find out who is behind those kinds of attacks, but Russia tends to be at the top of the list. »