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Was Burnham right to talk about Russian interference in Brexit? – podcast

The Guardian Politics Monday 12 October 2026, 15:50 UTC By Presented by Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot, produced by May Robson and Nada Smiljanic, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj 1 min read
Key Points

Andy Burnham has started an almighty row by claiming that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. He also says he wants the UK to have closer ties to the EU.The row is one of three major headaches for the prime minister ahead of his crucial budget at the end of October, with migration and Donald Trump’s erratic response to Ukraine and Russia being the other twoYou can watch this episode on Politics Weekly on our YouTube channel hereYou can read Jessica Elgot’s article referencing...

Andy Burnham has started an almighty row by claiming that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. He also says he wants the UK to have closer ties to the EU.

The row is one of three major headaches for the prime minister ahead of his crucial budget at the end of October, with migration and Donald Trump’s erratic response to Ukraine and Russia being the other two

You can watch this episode on Politics Weekly on our YouTube channel here

You can read Jessica Elgot’s article referencing Labour conference here

Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran via [email protected]

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