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Minister's X account hacked to promote crypto scam

2025-04-15 20:00:04

Some of the posts from Powell's account, which is verified by the platform and mentions her cabinet position in the bio, included an image of the House of Commons logo.

The MP for Manchester Central, who has nearly 70,000 followers on X, has been leader of the House of Commons since Labour won power last summer.

The role is responsible for planning and supervising the government's legislative programme, while also upholding the rights of backbench MPs.

A screengrab of one of the posts on Powell's account, which was quickly deleted

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