内容摘要："What we've sought to do in framing this budget is ensuring that we've mitigated the impact on the most vulnerable," he said.

"What we've sought to do in framing this budget is ensuring that we've mitigated the impact on the most vulnerable," he said.

Officials said the hackers were able to access employee workstations and some unclassified documents. China denies involvement.It's the latest in a string of cyber-attacks that have emerged in recent months against US and other Western targets.

The treasury department hack followed news in late October that the two major US presidential campaigns were targeted.The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) said the hack targeting the White House campaigns was carried out "by actors affiliated with the People's Republic of China".In September, reports surfaced of an operation that managed to breach security at top telecommunications firms.

The White House recently said at least nine companies were hacked, including telecoms giants AT&T and Verizon.And earlier in the year, in March,

that lasted at least 14 years and targeted foreign critics of China, businesses and politicians.

Operations linked by Western governments to China have also targeted the UK's Electoral Commission, and the UK and New Zealand parliaments."I intend to be a moderate and constructive voice within Reform, helping to shape a party that truly represents the interests of ordinary people," he added.

The councillor was elected to Cheshire East Council in May 2023."The people of Alsager and Cheshire East elected me to serve them, not a political party, and I will continue to put their interests first," Kain said.

Fletcher, who was the Lib Dem leader of the former Congleton Borough Council, from 2001 to 2002, said: "I joined the Liberal party in 1962 and I'm not going anywhere."To me this country desperately needs Liberal Democrat values at this time."