Laura Kuenssberg’s X account appears to have been hacked (Image: BBC)
Political presenter Laura Kuenssberg’s X account appears to have been “hacked” ahead of the launch of her new show.
On Tuesday (January 28), the broadcaster took to the social media platform – previously known as Twitter – where a new comment was pinned to her feed.
It read: “ Is Now Live! $”. Her unusual post came just 40 minutes after she promoted her new show online.
She wrote: “In our latest broadcast we went over ‘Memecoins’ and how they could possibly be the next big face of digital finance. We’ve decided we also want to join in on the action. Coming soon…” It appears as though the concerning post has since been deleted and wiped from her account.
It didn’t take long before fans of the veteran broadcaster flooded to X to share their suspicions that her account had been hacked online.
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Fans shared their confusion over the unusual post online (Image: X/ Twitter)
One user penned: “ presenter Laura Kuenssberg appears to have been hacked to promote a memecoin.” Another agreed: “Laura Kuenssberg has either been hacked or is now pushing crypto. It’s hard to know which.”
A third quipped: ” presenter turned crypto influencer overnight. What’s next, David Attenborough shilling for Shiba Inu?” as a fourth argued: “No hacking, she launched it herself. This is first rate journalism.”
Meanwhile, a fifth reveaed: “I was blocked from her account for pointing it out, not sure how I can get unblocked?” It comes after Laura branded Labour’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves of “suddenly [being] in a rush” and sounding more like a Convervative minister.
Writing for , Kuenssberg suggested Reeves has made a big shift in tone and policy focus in recent weeks, with plans that appear to align more closely with traditional Tory ideas.
She suggested that Reeves has been pushing to “get rid of barriers to business”, ease restrictions on wealthy non-doms, and even approve new airport runways, such as at Heathrow.
She also pointed out that Reeves intends to cut back welfare spending and streamline planning rules – moves that Kuenssberg said bear little resemblance to the Labour Chancellor’s budget in October, which focused on raising taxes and increasing spending on public services.
The journalist wrote: “Rachel Reeves is suddenly is a rush. She’d hate the comparison, but the way she’s been talking over recent weeks sounds more like a Conservative chancellor.”
Treasury insiders also told the that Reeves has been under pressure to show Labour is serious about boosting the UK’s economy. Following market jitters and warnings of a “doom loop”, Reeves has reportedly been vocal about the need for bold actions to drive growth.
A senior source in the Treasury described the situatin to the as a “sense of urgency”, saying Reeves’ push for major projects like Heathrow’s new runway is an attemptt to respond to business demands.