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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

Second cabinet minister says Twitter account hacked

Chris Heaton-Harris
Chris Heaton-Harris said others temporarily gained access to his Twitter account and posted a series of offensive tweets. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

A second cabinet minister has said they fell victim to hackers and was forced to apologise after their Twitter account posted a series of offensive tweets about race, sexuality and gender identity.

Chris Heaton-Harris, the Northern Ireland secretary, said others temporarily gained access to his account and posted some “deeply unpleasant stuff”.

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