Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump’s chief of staff0

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• August 17, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump. Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico. Politico reported that officials said Burnham communicated with the person claiming to be Susie Wiles “before becoming suspicious that the contact