Andy Burnham has claimed that Britain has evidence which shows that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum.
The Prime Minister said he asked for an assessment of the Kremlin’s role in the 2016 vote when he entered Downing Street over the summer, and was given “the clear answer that, yes, there was”.
It is the first time the Government has accused Russia of using social media disinformation for political interference.
Speaking on the Rest is Politics podcast, Mr Burnham said he believed it was important to put Russia’s role “clearly on the record” and to help voters in Germany and France – where far-Right parties are on course for victory – to understand that “some of this politics is instigated via our enemies”.
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