# UK PM Burnham condemns ‘repulsive’ Russian electoral interference

https://mins.news/en/item/69859

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-23 01:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/23/uk-pm-burnham-condemns-repulsive-russian-electoral-interference?traffic_source=rss

> UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham accused Russia of information warfare and attempting to interfere in the 2019 election during his UN General Assembly address. He also announced a National Centre for Information Defence to counter hostile state information attacks.

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