David, I must admit it's difficult to say, or see, what someone was trying to achieve with this leak. I did see something about it being a pro Brexit plot to discredit Sir Kim so he could be replaced with a political pro-Brexit/pro-Trump person and we'd all be pals and make up. Alternatively, may be the outcome backfired on tyhd leaker? As the police seem to have ruled out a hack, it seems unlikely it's another nation state such as Iran, so that I implies it's a civil servant, politician, or possibility someone working for a politician. Its possible the information was lost through carelessness, but the scale of thee leak and the timing of publication while the government has no proper leader makes me think that's unlikely?
Michael Ixer ● 2677d