UK politics live: Tories accuse Burnham of being ‘dangerous and divisive’ after he confirms Russian interference in Brexit campaign
Shadow minister says referendum was a ‘legitimate vote’ and PM is seeking to ‘reopen debate’ with statement on Russia’s involvement Burnham to urge MPs to…
The Guardian reports: Shadow minister says referendum was a ‘legitimate vote’ and PM is seeking to ‘reopen debate’ with statement on Russia’s involvement Burnham to urge MPs to embrace closer ties with EU Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, has praised Andy Burnham for confirming that Russia tried to influence the outcome of the 2016 Brexit referendum.
After the Conservatives suppressed the truth for years, this took courage. We must do far more to protect…
This politics story centres on Russia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Brexit, Andy Burnham and UK.
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- Russia · Europe
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- The Guardian
- First reported
- Key names
- Brexit, Andy Burnham, UK, Russian
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- Politics
- Figure cited
- (See 9.28am.) In a statement, he said: I’m not going to agree with Andy Burnham on everything, but this statement needed to be said by a prime minister. (The Guardian)
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