According to Politico, Andy Burnham exchanged a series of text messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Luckily it was only “a few messages” which were of “no significance”, and the PM eventually grew suspicious. A security disaster narrowly avoided apparently because the PM just likes to natter before saying anything important…
The British embassy in Washington reportedly alerted the White House when Burnham raised the alarm. No10 said “we do not comment on national security matters”…
Kemi Badenoch at the 1922-ConHome bash last night:
“I did praise [Burnham] for his stamina, it was amazing. All I had to do was sit back and lie there. I didn’t have to do anything at all…”