Can't Be Trussted

Ex-PM faces fury over Russia hacking claims. Braverman's 4hr wait to admit message breach

- John Stevens And Dave Burke

TORIES Liz Truss and Suella Braverman have been criticised by the former head of the Army over technology security lapses.

Russian agents reportedly hacked ex-prime minister Truss's phone while she was foreign secretary.

They are thought to have accessed sensitive exchanges with foreign officials on Ukraine, as well as private conversations with former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

And it emerged yesterday that Home Secretary Braverman, who sent sensitive government information via her personal Gmail account, took four hours to report it.

Braverman, dubbed Leaky Sue, had previously claimed she had come clean about the security breach "as soon as I realised my mistake".

Former chief of the general staff Lord Dannatt yesterday slammed the pair in a Times Radio interview.

He said: "Our leaders must be sufficiently disciplined to only communicate through authorised means which are encrypted and are secure.