Labour refers Farage's Russian hacking claims to police after Reform misses deadline
By
Joe Connor
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Labour chair Anna Turley has referred Nigel Farage's claims of Russian phone hacking to the Metropolitan Police and the National Cyber Security Centre after Farage and Reform UK failed to confirm they had reported the alleged breach within a 24-hour deadline. Reform later reported the allegations to authorities, but only after Labour had already acted. The story involves political tensions around cybersecurity allegations and party accountability.
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Since then, a Reform spokesperson has issued a vague response to the media, which fails to confirm exactly which authorities this potentially serious matter has been reported to.
ITV News subsequently reported that Reform had reported the allegations 'to the relevant authorities' – but only after Labour acted first.
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