Intelligence and security committee chair says dossier has facts ‘germane’ to voters.
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.
Call to release review of Moscow’s influence now that security committee is finally being set up.
Failure to establish key scrutiny committee is also criticised as ‘unprecedented underhand behaviour’.
Russia report: UK Government ‘actively avoided looking for evidence’ of Kremlin meddling in EU referendum
21/07/2020
Ministers were today accused by Britain’s intelligence watchdog of failing to probe whether Russia sought to interfere in the EU referendum.
Dossier sets out Moscow-linked cyber threats, influence of Russian money and growth of Kremlin ‘enablers’ in UK.
The long-awaited report into the extent to which Russia has tried to influence UK democracy has been released - here are the key points.
The long-awaited Russia report today refused to rule out Moscow interfering in the EU referendum - and called for a formal assessment. But the government has dismissed the calls out of hand.
The long-awaited Russia report was finally released today - and warns the UK 'took its eye off the ball' of a mounting threat, failing even to look for any interference in Brexit.
Spy Agencies And Ministers Failed To Protect Brexit Referendum From Possible Russian Interference, MPs Say
21/07/2020
Tory ministers and intelligence agencies did not do enough to investigate or protect the UK from possible Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum, MPs have said in a long-awaited report.
THE UK government “actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum”.
A long-awaited report on Russia's activities in the UK has concluded that the British government "took its eye off the ball" and failed to respond to Moscow's threat.
Use of Twitter ‘bots’ and ‘trolls’ evidence of Kremlin attempts to influence vote, parliamentary report finds.
‘I do think this is rehashing a rather stale debate,’ says head of powerful foreign affairs committee – after Russia report found government ignored potential interference in 2016 vote.
Russia report: Boris Johnson rules out inquiry into Brexit vote as report reveals UK failed to protect EU referendum
21/07/2020
Long-awaited intelligence committee report says threat from Moscow was ‘badly underestimated’.
There are a grand total of 175 redactions in the report. Here are the key passages that have left us scratching our heads.
Intelligence and security committee publishes long-delayed findings on Russian influence over UK politics.
Russia report: ‘Inexcusable’ government failed to order investigation into alleged Brexit interference, says former top diplomat
25/07/2020
Former British ambassador to Moscow comments come after publication of damning report by Intelligence and Security Committee.
A report by the UK Parliament Intelligence and Security Committee says the government was "slow to recognise the threat" posed by Russian, so did not take action to protect the UK from possible interference in the 2016 EU referendum.
A group of politicians are threatening legal action unless Boris Johnson orders an independent investigation into Russian interference in elections.
Cross-party group says it will take action if PM fails to order independent investigation.
Cross-party group files claim to force inquiry into Russian interference in UK elections.