MP calls for Glastonbury councillor to stand down after data leak
By Laura Linham 12th Jan 2026
Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke has called for a town councillor to resign after her name appeared in leaked data from a white supremacist dating site.
Conservative town councillor Lillith Osborn, who represents St John's Ward in Glastonbury, was suspended by her party after her details were included in a partial leak from the WhiteDate website.
The database leak followed a high-profile hack at the Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany. A pseudonymous hacker known as Martha Root, dressed as the Pink Power Ranger, deleted the servers of WhiteDate and its associated sites WhiteChild and WhiteDeal live on stage.
Root gave the talk alongside journalists Eva Hoffmann and Christian Fuchs, who had previously reported on the sites for German weekly paper Die Zeit.
As of Friday, 12 January 2026, all three sites were offline. WhiteDate had been described by Hoffmann as "Tinder for Nazis", while WhiteChild offered white supremacist sperm and egg matching, and WhiteDeal was reportedly a gig-work platform restricted to white users.
The administrator of the websites later confirmed the breach on their social media channels.
In a statement shared by the Liberal Democrats, Ms Dyke said: "I was totally shocked and disappointed to hear that Lillith Osborn... has been revealed to be a member of a white supremacist dating site."
She added: "I call on Councillor Osborn to take further accountability and to stand down from Glastonbury Town Council in the wake of this disgusting revelation."
The MP said there must be "no tolerance for racism and bigotry of this kind — in Glastonbury or anywhere" and described the views associated with WhiteDate as "utterly vile".
The Conservative Party confirmed that Cllr Osborn has been suspended while the matter is investigated.
Cllr Osborn has not commented publicly on the local MP's statement. National media have reported that she claimed to have visited the site briefly "for research" and said she has mixed-race children. These claims have not been independently verified.
Cllr Osborn remains a sitting member of Glastonbury Town Council unless she resigns or is disqualified through official process.
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