Rishi Sunak ‘duped by fake Falklands hero at veterans meeting’

Online group says they exposed ‘Walter Mitty’ fantasist who met PM at No 10

Rishi Sunak meeting Chris Webber at No 10 in December (Simon Walker / No10 Downing Street)

Rishi Sunak was “duped” by a fake Falklands war hero at a Downing Street meeting for veterans attended by fellow ministers, according to a report.

The prime minister and veterans minister Johnny Mercer last month hosted Chris Webber – a man claiming he had fought in the Falklands conflict.

But a group investigating fake war heroes called the Walter Mitty Hunters Club claims to have exposed Mr Webber as a fantasist, according to The Mirror.