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Suspicions that Liz Truss's phone was hacked, the opposition in Britain wants an investigation

Suspicions that Liz Truss's phone was hacked, the opposition in Britain

The British government has been asked to launch an investigation into claims that former Prime Minister Liz Truss' phone was hacked while she was Foreign Secretary.

The BBC reports that private messages between Truss and foreign officials, including the war in Ukraine, fell into foreign hands. The hack was discovered during the summer Conservative leadership campaign, but the news was suppressed, the paper said.

The government said it had robust defenses against cyber threats. The spokesman added that the government did not comment on individual security arrangements.

Details of the hack were glossed over by then-prime minister Boris Johnson and cabinet secretary Simon Case.

It is not clear how any hacking happened, but opposition parties have seized on the issue and demanded an immediate investigation.

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