The UK Tories have delayed their leadership vote after the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) warned of possible poll hacking.
The GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Center however, did not issue a specific bulletin or mention any specific threat and said that it was a general warning.
The Tories were supposed to issue a postal ballot with a code and could be used to vote by post or online.
“Your ballot is on the way but it will arrive with you a little later, as we said. Please do not worry as we have added additional security to our ballot process by taking some time due to which there may be a slight delay,” said an advisory.
The Tories have not yet made a statement, while some members of the party confirmed the delay.
“I’ve heard they’re delayed. I think there’s some minor security issue which has been dealt with but it won’t delay the result of the poll which is a crucial thing for everybody,” said North West Durham MP Richard Holden.