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People and Power investigates the curious questions about the referendum. Was the original vote to leave the EU tainted?
European council president echoes Emmanuel Macron’s warning of malign influences.
Foreign Twitter accounts have recently tried to influence the debate around Brexit, with pro-Leave tweets receiving the most support, researchers say.
Fake, foreign and far-right: Dodgy accounts uncovered pushing Brexit agenda on social media
12/03/2019
Research has identified how political extremists outside of the UK have been amplifying online pro-Leave views on Brexit.
The Brexit Party's website could open the door to 'fake members' donating millions. / The revelation shows how the party could be opening the door to millions in donations from foreign sources.
Farage's fundraising for Brexit Party allows foreign donors to 'break rules', warns elections watchdog
22/05/2019
‘It increases the potential for individuals or organisations to evade the permissibility rules, which primarily seek to prevent significant sums entering UK politics from overseas’. / Nigel Farage’s use of PayPal to raise huge numbers of small donations for his Brexit Party allows foreign donors to “evade the rules”, a watchdog has warned.
Remainiacs Ep. 117: VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Our trade future with guest Dmitry Grozoubinski
23/05/2019
Negotiator and trade expert Dmitry Grozoubinski explains the reality of No Deal. / What’s in the WAB and has any May idea ever died quite so quickly? Final learnings from the EU Election campaign that everyone pretended never was. The pros and cons of milkshaking. Astroturfing for fun and profit.
'We have no objections': Security officials say secret Russia report being blocked by Boris Johnson government can be published immediately
05/11/2019
'We are as much spectators in this as you are,' security source tells The Independent, as government blocks publication of documents until after election.
Must watch: Dominic Grieve on Russian report
02/11/2019
We had access to highly classified info. / Report is ready. / Redactions agreed. / PM has received report (17/10): signing off a formality. / What no.10 has said is a lie. / "Quite simply whopping untruths."
Intelligence and security committee chair says dossier has facts ‘germane’ to voters.
Boris Johnson 'too busy with Brexit' to read secret report on Russian interference in UK politics, Tory minister claims
05/11/2019
Senior Conservatives join calls for publication before election - amid new warning investigation could remain under wraps for six months.
As Johnson accused of ‘cover-up’ over Kremlin interference, major new Russian donations to Conservatives revealed – despite previous Tory pledge to distance themselves from Russian money.
Boris Johnson blocked release of Russia report against advice of intelligence agencies, Dominic Grieve says
06/11/2019
‘This must not be allowed to happen again,’ committee chair says as parliament dissolves.
A new investigation reveals that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has received a surge in cash from Russian donors over the past year, news that comes as his government continues to block publication of a report into Russian influence over recent elections.
A row has broken out over the publication of an intelligence report into Russian covert actions in the UK, with critics saying Downing Street is stalling on its release until after the election.
Report on Russian election meddling which was blocked by ministers 'names nine top Tory donors'
11/11/2019
The Conservatives have denied deliberately blocking the release of the report by the intelligence and security committee.
UK inquiry was warned of Russian infiltration, leaked testimony shows [inc. video, 5 mins]
11/11/2019
Russia's influence reaches deep into the British establishment and successive UK governments have turned a blind eye to it, lawmakers were warned, according to multiple sources familiar with testimony given to a parliamentary inquiry.
Businessman who has given party more than £1.3m denies he is agent for Kremlin.
Prominent global Putin critics say British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suppress a parliamentary report into Russian influence is more evidence that the British political system is rotten when it comes to cracking down on Russian oligarchs.
Twitter accounts based in Russia posted 45,000 tweets about Brexit within the space of 48 hours during last year's referendum on EU membership, an investigation commissioned by The Times has found.
John Sweeney, a BBC investigative reporter, has turned whistleblower and filed a complaint against the corporation with Ofcom, the broadcasting watchdog.
Questions about the British government's failure to release a report on Russia's interference in the country's politics have continued to dog Prime Minister Boris Johnson as critics said leaks from the document raised concerns about the security of next month's election.
John Sweeney complains to Ofcom over BBC News failure to broadcast investigations [on far right, Russia and Brexit]
25/11/2019
Former Newsnight journalist John Sweeney has called for Ofcom to carry out an investigation into BBC News over its failure to broadcast reports on the “far-right, Russia and Brexit”.
Analysis of the political and strategic implications of Brexit crisis in UK for its standing amongst its traditional allies. Interview, Bruce Munro, Global Insight, ODT, 21 Nov. 2019.