New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone posing as Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, several media outlets reported on Monday.According to Politico, which broke the story quoting anonymous sources, the British leader sent a “few messages” via an unspecified communication channel to a person he believed to be Wiles before becoming suspicious.The incident was deemed serious enough for the British embassy in Washington to raise the matter with the White House, according to two sources cited by Politico.
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UK PM Burnham exchanged messages with Trump aide impostor: reports
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham reportedly exchanged messages with an individual impersonating Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff. The incident, first reported by Politico citing anonymous sources, involved Burnham sending "a few messages" through an unspecified channel to the person he believed to be Wiles.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-17 · 16:22 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham reportedly exchanged messages with an individual impersonating Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff. The incident, first reported by Politico citing anonymous sources, involved Burnham sending "a few messages" through an unspecified channel to the person he believed to be Wiles. He reportedly became suspicious before the exchange concluded. The British embassy in Washington deemed the situation serious enough to escalate the matter to the White House. The reports emerged on Monday, detailing the interaction between the British leader and the imposter.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone posing as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
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The British embassy in Washington raised the matter with the White House.
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Burnham sent messages via an unspecified communication channel before becoming suspicious.
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