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UK PM exchanged messages with impostor posing as Trump aide

The UK Prime Minister reportedly exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump's chief of staff.

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles, according to recent reports. A No. 10 spokesperson said the messages were not of significance. The incident came as Burnham addressed the sudden death of a Cambridge professor who had recently resigned amid plagiarism accusations.

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UK PM exchanged messages with Trump chief of staff impersonator

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UK PM reportedly exchanged messages with impostor posing as US official

According to recently published reports, Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as Donald Trump's chief of staff.

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