A Nottinghamshire MP has joked that there is a "little man in China" listening to his phone conversations during an interview with Sky News. Conservative MP for Sherwood, Mark Spencer, made the 'joke' during the interview on Monday, October 31, over claims former Prime Minister Liz Truss's phone had been hacked.
Mr Spencer explained that all ministers used personal phones, but that he was careful in his conversations to never discuss government business. Following reports that the former PM's personal phone had been hacked by suspected agents of the Kremlin, ministers were warned never to conduct government business on their personal phones. This is due to them being more likely to be targets of hostile states, such as Russia, China and North Korea.
During his interview, Mr Spencer explained that ministers "do get quite a lot of briefing from the security services on what to do and what not to do". He said: "So, you know, it's quite important to get that right.
