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Man arrested over leak of Kim Darroch cables criticising Trump
Source: The Guardian
Man arrested over leak of Kim Darroch cables criticising Trump
Suspect believed to be civil servant at UK’s Department for International Trade
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Sun 18 Oct 2020 19.27 BST
A man has been arrested in connection with the leak of highly sensitive cables sent to London by the UK ambassador to Washington savaging Donald Trump’s character and leadership skills.
The man, believed to be a civil servant at the Department for International Trade, was arrested on Tuesday after a 15-month inquiry appeared to have gone cold.
Lord Darroch was forced to quit as ambassador in July 2019 after his confidential cables criticising Trump’s chaotic presidency and claiming he radiated insecurity were leaked. The US president said he would no longer cooperate with Darroch, and Boris Johnson, at the time a Conservative leadership candidate, refused to give the ambassador his full backing.
Three days after the man’s arrest, the reporter that received the original leak, Steve Edgington, published fresh allegations in the Sun claiming Darroch had been investigated by the US justice department for handing over sensitive information to a then CNN reporter covering the US state department. According to the Sun report Darroch was cleared of the allegation after an inquiry.
The former CNN reporter Michelle Kosinski, who was named in the Sun report, tweeted on Saturday: “There is a great deal wrong – and simply false – about what is being reported in some rightwing tabloids right now. A so-called leak investigation found no such leaking. Meaning for all those stories listed – that sensitive information did not come from the former ambassador. Sounds like I had some good sources and did my job.”
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Suspect believed to be civil servant at UK’s Department for International Trade
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Sun 18 Oct 2020 19.27 BST
A man has been arrested in connection with the leak of highly sensitive cables sent to London by the UK ambassador to Washington savaging Donald Trump’s character and leadership skills.
The man, believed to be a civil servant at the Department for International Trade, was arrested on Tuesday after a 15-month inquiry appeared to have gone cold.
Lord Darroch was forced to quit as ambassador in July 2019 after his confidential cables criticising Trump’s chaotic presidency and claiming he radiated insecurity were leaked. The US president said he would no longer cooperate with Darroch, and Boris Johnson, at the time a Conservative leadership candidate, refused to give the ambassador his full backing.
Three days after the man’s arrest, the reporter that received the original leak, Steve Edgington, published fresh allegations in the Sun claiming Darroch had been investigated by the US justice department for handing over sensitive information to a then CNN reporter covering the US state department. According to the Sun report Darroch was cleared of the allegation after an inquiry.
The former CNN reporter Michelle Kosinski, who was named in the Sun report, tweeted on Saturday: “There is a great deal wrong – and simply false – about what is being reported in some rightwing tabloids right now. A so-called leak investigation found no such leaking. Meaning for all those stories listed – that sensitive information did not come from the former ambassador. Sounds like I had some good sources and did my job.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/18/man-arrested-over-leak-of-kim-darroch-cables-criticising-trump
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Source: The Independent
Man arrested in connection with Official Secrets Act ‘linked to Darroch cables,’ report says
Sir Kim Darroch was forced to resign after leak of diplomatic cables in 2019
Ashley Cowburn
Political Correspondent
@ashcowburn
11 hours ago
A man has been arrested by counter-terrorism officials on suspicion of offences under the Official Secrets Act and misconduct in a public office, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
It comes amid a report in the Mail on Sunday claiming a civil servant was questioned by Scotland Yard in connection with an investigation into an explosive leak of diplomatic cables which resulted the resignation of the UK ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, last year.
The documents published in 2019 contained the top diplomat’s frank views of the US president to senior officials in London, describing the Trump White House as “inept” and “dysfunctional”.
It prompted a major diplomatic row, with Mr Trump publicly lashing out against the ambassador on social media – leading to Sir Kim concluding staying in the post had become “impossible”.
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Sir Kim Darroch was forced to resign after leak of diplomatic cables in 2019
Ashley Cowburn
Political Correspondent
@ashcowburn
11 hours ago
A man has been arrested by counter-terrorism officials on suspicion of offences under the Official Secrets Act and misconduct in a public office, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
It comes amid a report in the Mail on Sunday claiming a civil servant was questioned by Scotland Yard in connection with an investigation into an explosive leak of diplomatic cables which resulted the resignation of the UK ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, last year.
The documents published in 2019 contained the top diplomat’s frank views of the US president to senior officials in London, describing the Trump White House as “inept” and “dysfunctional”.
It prompted a major diplomatic row, with Mr Trump publicly lashing out against the ambassador on social media – leading to Sir Kim concluding staying in the post had become “impossible”.
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/official-secrets-act-arrest-metropolitan-police-darroch-leak-b1130092.html
