# UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham messaged a person posing as Susie Wiles

https://mins.news/en/item/24178

- CNN, 2026-08-17 13:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/17/uk/andy-burnham-trump-chief-of-staff-impersonator-intl?Date=20260817&Profile=CNN

> A source familiar with the matter told CNN that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham had communicated with a person purporting to be Susie Wiles. The source placed Wiles among Trump’s closest advisers and identified her as White House chief of staff.

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