UK prime minister messages with impersonator of top Trump staffer

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently engaged in a brief message exchange with someone impersonating Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, according to reports.

POLITICO first reported the incident, citing four anonymous officials, with the BBC later confirming the exchange. The messages were described as "of no significance" by one source quoted by POLITICO. Burnham reportedly began to suspect the identity of the person he was messaging with during the conversation.

The Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street declined to comment on "national security matters." The BBC clarified that the communication was limited to text messages and did not involve any voice conversation between Burnham and the unidentified individual.

Details regarding the content and timing of the messages have not been disclosed. This incident follows a report from May, where CBS News revealed that unknown individuals had accessed Wiles' personal cellphone and used her contacts to impersonate her in outreach to other officials. The FBI launched an investigation into that prior event.

The U.K. Embassy in Washington has reportedly raised the latest incident with the White House, indicating concerns within the British government that Wiles' accounts may have been compromised again. Neither the White House nor the British Foreign Office immediately provided comment when approached by CBS News.

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