'Clear' Russia Interfered in Brexit Vote, Says Burnham
Burnham said Moscow-backed campaigns also threaten voters in France and Germany as the 2020 intelligence report criticized officials for failing to fully assess the risk.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, marking the first time a British prime minister has publicly acknowledged such tampering.
- Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee found in 2020 that the government failed to fully assess how Russian state-run media and "troll" accounts could have impacted the European Union referendum.
- Burnham discussed Russian misinformation with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz last week, stating "some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia" in European elections.
- Downing Street said the government is strengthening the National Security Act to protect institutions, though Britain Unbound criticized Burnham's comments as "another crude attempt to undermine the legitimacy" of the 2016 vote.
- While the Kremlin continues to deny meddling in foreign elections, Britain's intelligence agencies warn of an increasing threat of Russian interference in democratic institutions.
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For the Labour leader, successive governments did not sufficiently inform the British population about the extent of Russian interference in his internal affairs. Especially after the referendum in 2016, which had led to the UK's exit from the European Union.
Andy Burnham becomes first PM to confirm Russian interference in Brexit vote - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
Andy Burnham has become the first Prime Minister to confirm that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, saying that […] The post Andy Burnham becomes first PM to confirm Russian interference in Brexit vote appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.
London. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that it has become clear that Russia interfered in the referendum in which the British voted in favour of leaving the European Union, and added that it was important to record the interference because countries across Europe face the same threat. In excerpts from the Postcast The Rest is Politics, released yesterday, Burnham pointed out that when he became Prime Minister in July he asked his adv…
British Prime Minister Burnham was the first head of government in his country to confirm Russia's interference in the Brexit referendum ten years ago.
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