PoliticsHow significant are Burnham’s remarks on Kremlin interference in the Brexit vote?

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was told after taking office that Russia interfered in the 2016 EU referendum, reviving a debate that had largely faded. He gave no details about whom he asked or the answer he received. A 2020 parliamentary intelligence committee report said the government had not seen or sought evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes.

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