Russia interfered in Brexit referendum, British PM says
a day ago by bignose to c/uk_politics
In excerpts from The Rest is Politics podcast released Sunday, Mr Burnham said he asked his advisers after becoming prime minister in July whether Russia interfered in the 2016 referendum.
Investigations into the 2016 US elections suggested Russia sought to undermine Hilary Clinton's campaign and favour now-president Donald Trump. (ABC News)
"I asked the question coming to Downing Street, 'Was there interference in the 2016 referendum from Russia?'" he said. "I've had the clear answer that yes, there was.
"These things are important now to put clearly on the record and I believe help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia."
Mr Burnham did not spell out how Russia interfered in the referendum and did not provide evidence.
Ooo ooo... I know this one. Pick me. Pick me!
Farage would like you to think he was heavily involved in Brexit, but he really wasn’t. He wasn’t even allowed to participate in the official Leave campaign. Brexit came about due to a longstanding faction in the Tories (the European Research Group) becoming galvanised by Daniel Hannan’s work to prepare a cohesive case for Brexit and putting pressure on the One Nation Tories.
No shit sherlock
The news is not this, which everyone who was paying the least attention knew: it’s that it is finally being publicly acknowledged, and that the referendum is no longer seen as the sacred and inviolable Will Of The People.
Having said that, if only Zelenskyy had been around to bomb those Yandex data centres in 2016…
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Now say the 2nd bit!
Which person was heavily involved in Brexit, perhaps even leading a party named "The Brexit Party" (which has now rebranded as a political party pretending to stand up for British interests), whilst clearly being an absolute traitor to both Britain and humanity in general?
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