Labour reports Farage's alleged Russian phone hack to police
Labour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage's phone and bank accounts by Russian spies to the police. This follows claims from Reform that Farage's phone may have been compromised to obtain details of a significant financial gift. Labour has urged Reform to provide evidence and has formally reported the incident to the relevant authorities for investigation.
- ▪Labour reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage's phone to the Metropolitan Police and security services.
- ▪Reform claims that Farage's phone may have been hacked by Russian spies to obtain details of a £5m gift.
- ▪Farage has expressed concerns about foreign state actors compromising his phone and accounts.
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Labour reports Farage's alleged Russian phone hack to police7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBrian WheelerPolitical reporterBBCLabour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage's phone and bank accounts by Russia to the Metropolitan Police and the security services.On Sunday, Reform sources claimed to a newspaper that their leader's phone may have been hacked by Russian spies to obtain details of a £5m gift he received from a crypto-billionaire.Labour has repeatedly urged Reform to provide evidence to back up its claim and now Labour chair Anna Turley has written to the Met Police and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to ask whether they are investigating the alleged hack.Reform said it had reported the alleged incident to the "relevant authorities" but that is…
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