UK PM: Russia clearly interfered in Brexit referendum

British PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote

UK PM: Russia clearly interfered in Brexit referendum

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he has received a clear answer that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, and warns of similar disinformation campaigns in France and Germany. A pro-Brexit group rejects the claim as an attempt to undermine the vote's legitimacy. It is the first time a UK prime minister has made such an assertion.

I've had the clear answer that, yes, there was.
  1. alan-crowe

    Compare this with coverage at the time https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36117907 with the headline

    > Backlash after Barack Obama EU referendum intervention

    Ten years on, people have forgotten allowing politicians to change the past from "US interfered" to "Russia interfered".

  2. xvxvx

    Setting the groundwork for rejoining the EU without losing face.

  3. MiroslavPokorny

    How is the EURO going for European members like France or Spain ?

    Some businesses not people are winning, the vast majority are stuck on a train that is speeding towards a crash. Nobody is winning in this new world of consolidation, the average person always loses. The gains of peace and prosperity after WW2 are all being erased. I dont think the Spanish people who cant afford to live in their own home cities do not appreciate the mass tourism economy. Then again with or without these modern economies, the result is always things get worse.

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