An internet war has broken out between Devizes MP Claire Perry and blogger Guido Fawkes after her website was hacked with hard core pornography.
Mrs Perry, who has been MP for the Devizes constituency since 2010, tweeted to supporters on Tuesday to apologise for the intrusion.
She said: “That well-known responsible campaigner @GuidoFawkes has been hosting a link that distributed porn via my website.”
In another tweet she said: “Talking to Sun on Sunday to make sure they know the views of their political columnist Guido Fawkes re internet porn.”
In another she said: “Apologies to anyone affected by the hacking of my website sponsored by Guido Fawkes – proves so clearly what we are dealing with.”
It is unclear why Mrs Perry blames the blogger for the intrusion on her website, except that he tweeted: “I see Claire Perry has stopped distributing hardcore pornography via her website.”
The columnist later tweeted yesterday: “POLL: should Guido sue Claire Perry?” The responses to his poll are mixed but are mainly light-hearted.
Mrs Perry is on holiday and unavailable for comment but she released a statement through her Westminster office, saying: “My website was hacked – all is now secure – it is such a good reminder of why we need to have a more responsible internet.”
Mrs Perry has championed the move to make internet providers more responsible about access to hardcore pornographic images.
Her campaign was endorsed by Prime Minister David Cameron this week.
He said all internet service providers had signed up to making available family-friendly filters on demand and gave search engines until October to remove access to images of child abuse.
In a press release on Monday, Mrs Perry said: “This package of measures represents a comprehensive and pragmatic approach to tackling the key issues which threaten the safety of our children online.
“Unfortunately, there is no magic bullet to ensure our children are protected, but I think the measures announced by the Prime Minister today will give parents confidence that they have easy-to-use tools at their disposal to ensure that their children are not exposed to harmful material, and that industry and other related agencies are doing their bit too.”
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