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The personal details of high ranking Conservative politicians were revealed due to a major security flaw in an app intended for use at the Conservative Party conference. Responsible for overseeing this year’s party conference was Party Chairman Brandon Lewis, who earned Nigel Farage’s scorn in a blistering on-air rant during his LBC Show. Mr Farage raged: “After that catastrophe of a conference last year there is, of course, a new party chairman. “Brandon Lewis is the party chairman and it was all going to be different, including the launch of a new telephone app, that you could get into and follow the party conference.

“Yesterday, it ended in disaster.” Conservative Party members were hoping for a smoother party conference, after last year saw a series of embarrassing incidents during Mrs May’s keynote speech where the set fell down behind the Prime Minister and she succumbed to a coughing fit after being interrupted by a comedian who handed her a P45 form. In an interview with Sky News this morning, Mr Lewis said he recognised the seriousness of the incident and he wanted to ensure the rest of the conference went smoothly. But Mr Lewis said he was not able to reveal the extent of the data breach.

Nigel Farage blasted an embarrassing data breach on the even of the Tory Party conference

It is an absolute farce, isn’t it? Nigel Farage

Several senior ministers had their data revealed - including former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Mr Farage said: “There was no proper password protection for the app - and you just sign in! "As Boris Johnson, and download all of Boris Johnson’s personal details. “Not just Boris, but many of the senior members of the Cabinet have had their own personal data compromised.

“It is an absolute farce, isn’t it? “It was all going to be better, and it started off shockingly.” He added: “Mrs May arrived in Birmingham last night and obviously was being asked a lot of questions about the sheer management and competence of the party." Mr Farage took aim at what he saw as “chaos at two consecutive party conferences” and wondered: “Are they actually fit to govern? Are they able to govern?”

Mr Farage also blasted deepening divisions in the Conservative Party after a Sunday Times interview pitted Theresa May and Boris Johnson against each other. Mr Farage criticised what he called their “ear of words”. He said: “Overnight in an interview with the Sunday Times, Boris Johnson has described aspects of Mrs May’s Chequers plan as being ‘deranged. “This is very, very strong language, and Theresa May is saying that the other side should ‘stop playing politics’ with Brexit.