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Amy Gibbons

Backlash after Mark Spencer suggests ‘man in China’ could be hacking phone

Defra minister Mark Spencer has come under fire for suggesting there could be ‘some little man in China’ eavesdropping on his private conversations (James Manning/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

A minister has come under fire for suggesting there could be “some little man in China” eavesdropping on his own private conversations as he fielded questions over security breaches concerning senior Government figures.

Former chief whip Mark Spencer stressed that ministers must be “super-careful” about where they access information, as he said Liz Truss was “clearly” hacked when she was foreign secretary, following reports that her phone was targeted by Russian spies.

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