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Brexit party activist says he obtained Kim Darroch cables
Source: The Guardian
Brexit party activist says he obtained Kim Darroch cables
Steven Edginton says his name was left out of original story to avoid ‘possible controversy’
Owen Bowcott and Jim Waterson
Sun 21 Jul 2019 15.39 BST Last modified on Sun 21 Jul 2019 16.15 BST
New questions have emerged over leaks of confidential UK diplomatic cables criticising Donald Trump after a 19-year-old Brexit activist was revealed to be the person who obtained them.
In a lengthy feature in the Mail on Sunday, Steven Edginton, who describes himself as a freelance journalist and who since April has worked for the Brexit party, said he was passed Sir Kim Darroch’s briefings on the White House.
The messages, sent from the Washington embassy to the Foreign Office, described Trump’s administration as “inept” and “utterly dysfunctional”.
Darroch resigned from his post after the president tweeted his fury at the comments, labelling Darroch a “pompous fool”. Foreign Office veterans, however, defended the ambassador’s cables as nothing more than the type of frank talk expected of diplomats.
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Steven Edginton says his name was left out of original story to avoid ‘possible controversy’
Owen Bowcott and Jim Waterson
Sun 21 Jul 2019 15.39 BST Last modified on Sun 21 Jul 2019 16.15 BST
New questions have emerged over leaks of confidential UK diplomatic cables criticising Donald Trump after a 19-year-old Brexit activist was revealed to be the person who obtained them.
In a lengthy feature in the Mail on Sunday, Steven Edginton, who describes himself as a freelance journalist and who since April has worked for the Brexit party, said he was passed Sir Kim Darroch’s briefings on the White House.
The messages, sent from the Washington embassy to the Foreign Office, described Trump’s administration as “inept” and “utterly dysfunctional”.
Darroch resigned from his post after the president tweeted his fury at the comments, labelling Darroch a “pompous fool”. Foreign Office veterans, however, defended the ambassador’s cables as nothing more than the type of frank talk expected of diplomats.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/21/brexit-party-steven-edginton-darroch-cables
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