The personal telephone numbers belonging to prime minister Liz Truss and 25 other cabinet ministers, including chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, defence secretary Ben Wallace, foreign secretary James Cleverly and home secretary Suella Braverman are for sale on the Internet. The numbers are available through a US website with offices in Las Vegas that charges £6.49 a week in order to search its database. The revelation raises concerns foreign intelligence agencies have been able to compromise minister security. Seven Labour MPs, including Sir Keir Starmer, are also available.
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