A Tory MP has been sacked as a ministerial aide over claims he leaked a letter warning him not to leak things, after Number 10 set a trap for him, it has been reported.
Andrew Lewer was fired from his role as a parliamentary private secretary at the Home Office following a "canary trap" sting, led by chief whip Mark Spencer.
An image of the letter found its way onto the Guido Fawkes blog on Thursday. But Mr Lewer denied being the mole, telling Politico: “In nearly 20 years of elected office I have never leaked to the press.” The letter was sent out to MPs with minor differences to catch out unsuspecting leakers, allowing Spencer to identify the source.
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