Guido told him to.
Russia intervention | Threat to UK report published at 10:30 BST
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Yep, and maybe it would have been nice if that election was/is looked at.
The current government benefited from it so are unlikely to look at this in any depth. They've already covered it up and span the report as much as they could.
Maybe they will put together a commission to investigate Russian interference. Chaired by Dominic Cummings, who lived in Russia in the 90s with very little knowledge of what he did there.
Putin must have won a bet to get "Boris" as PM in the UK.
It’s not really gambling if it’s a planned and careful investment.
Wow, sounds familiar.
Government response to the reports recommendation that the referendum should be investigated by the intelligence agencies..
So basically, we never saw any evidence we deliberately didn’t look for, so there’s no need to look for any.
The Government is just a full blown joke but they know they can keep getting away with it.
All I can think about both this and the US situation is kudos to Russia. Identified which parties would happily accept outside influence in exchange for power and played them like fiddles to advance Russian interests.
Given where Russia was geopolitically just 15 years ago, it's a huge turnaround. They were heading towards irrelevance and now have power over two other world powers, and a kind of weird working relationship with China too.
Given where Russia was geopolitically just 15 years ago, it's a huge turnaround. They were heading towards irrelevance and now have power over two other world powers, and a kind of weird working relationship with China too.
People get what they deserve.
So according to twitter MI6 doesn't have the authority to launch such an interference investigation without order from the foreign secretary. Which was of course Boris for some time.
Who the feck independently keeps check of our politicians then?
Who the feck independently keeps check of our politicians then?
They’re not a joke, they are literally threatening U.K. democracy right here in front of us. Unless something is done and quickly, then the joke is going to be on all of us.
Ultimately none of this will matter, generally the British people like to suffer in hopes of maintaining aspirations of growing into a Tory one day.
Those days are dwindling.
Labour need to be all over this. It doesn't matter what the government's assessment is if the conclusion from the investigation is that one needs to be done.
Completely agree. Starmer needs to go nuclear over this.
I’ve just been checking the right wing press coverage and both the Telegraph and Mail are talking about it, although the Sun is still claiming no interference in Brexit. The Mail still went with a ‘Remainers will be furious’ approach though, which I assume will be the government’s approach. Paint the whole thing as just a last desperate whine from the Remain side.
Potential for a whistleblower appearing in future?
The chance that intelligence agencies haven't looked for evidence of interference sounds remote, even if they didn't officially have directive to find / report it at the time. It'd be an important part of a huge tapestry of intelligence / defence.
The chance that intelligence agencies haven't looked for evidence of interference sounds remote, even if they didn't officially have directive to find / report it at the time. It'd be an important part of a huge tapestry of intelligence / defence.
What's the point in a report if they aren't going to investigate it? How is the system this broken everywhere?
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Because it was entirely built on the assumption people would work in good faith.
First tweet at 743am. How many hours before the report was released is that?
Another whistleblower Shamir Shami also gave lots of evidence of wrong doing but nothing was done. It makes me feel angry and sick and even more so with the right wing and the Brexiters revelling in it.
Getting message out to his goons so they can brainwash their masses so they don’t read the actual report (not that I expect them to!).First tweet at 743am. How many hours before the report was released is that?
The reality is that for as long as it's acceptable for individuals or private companies to make large donations to political parties, they will continue to buy influence. If they actually even uncovered a tiny fraction of the corruption that goes on at the highest levels, it would be mind blowing.
Individuals are not donating millions to a political party because they just want them to do what is in the best interest of the people.
Individuals are not donating millions to a political party because they just want them to do what is in the best interest of the people.
Probably got a copy leaked by the Russians.First tweet at 743am. How many hours before the report was released is that?
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I love how Russian money that has some magical corrupting property unlike other normal money.
If that money is being used to influence people towards a viewpoint inherently damaging to the country, then how could it not be corrupting?
Neh mate, Russians are famous for their philanthropy and ask for nothing in return I am sure.
I agree it could be, but this suspicion towards large mounts of money should be much broader. I am actually scared at how much Russia crops up in Western liberal circles as this unique actor, reminds me of Indira Gandhi saying "foreign hand" whenever anything went wrong.
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That’s more like it!!
I still want to know wtf this was all about....
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/26/boris-johnson-security-evgeny-lebedev-perugia-party
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/26/boris-johnson-security-evgeny-lebedev-perugia-party
Controversial.
Exactly. They think they can still peddle the same line. Essentially skirting around the truth.