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

https://mins.news/en/item/96642

- The Guardian, 2026-10-12 14:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/12/andy-burnham-kremlin-eu-referendum-brexit

> 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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