Burnham says Russia meddled in 2016 Brexit vote
The prime minister said he considers it clear that Moscow tampered with the referendum, and wanted that recorded publicly. Farage called the claim a lie and a plot against him.
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What happened
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said it is clear Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, saying it was important to put Moscow's tampering on the record. Downing Street later said it was inconceivable Russia did not try to use the vote to its advantage, but that the PM believed the attempt did not succeed in influencing the result. Nigel Farage told a press conference that Burnham was lying.
Why it matters
The government's position is that the referendum result remained legitimate.
Timeline
- Oct 11, 11:15 AM ET: Burnham said it is clear Russia interfered in the Brexit vote, without revealing who had given him that assessment.
- Oct 12, 8:53 AM ET: No 10 said it was inconceivable Russia did not try to use the referendum, but that the PM believed the vote was legitimate and not influenced.
- Oct 12, 1:46 PM ET: Farage told a press conference on Monday that Burnham was lying and called the claims another plot to undermine him.
Coverage
- Russia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirms (The Guardian)
- If Russia had interfered with the Brexit vote, Nige would have been the first to know (The Guardian)
- Was Burnham right to talk about Russian interference in Brexit? (The Guardian)
- PM believes Brexit vote was legitimate despite Russia claims, No 10 says (BBC)
- UK's Burnham accuses Russia of meddling in Brexit vote (DW)
- UK prime minister say it is 'clear' Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum (Yahoo News)
- PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit referendum (BBC)
- Burnham says it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in Brexit referendum (Yahoo News)
- Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit vote (The Guardian)
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