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U.K. prime minister accuses Russia of meddling in Brexit vote

Washington Post World Monday 12 October 2026, 17:05 UTC By Steve Hendrix 1 min read
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LONDON — Prime Minister Andy Burnham sparked fury in Britain on Monday with his assertion that Russia had sought to interfere in the 2016 Brexit vote that took the country out of the European Union, breaking with previous premiers who said there was no evidence Moscow had meddled. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.K. prime minister accuses Russia of meddling in Brexit vote Officials scrambled to clarify that Andy Burnham’s remarks did not mean the government rejected the outcome of the...

LONDON — Prime Minister Andy Burnham sparked fury in Britain on Monday with his assertion that Russia had sought to interfere in the 2016 Brexit vote that took the country out of the European Union, breaking with previous premiers who said there was no evidence Moscow had meddled. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.K. prime minister accuses Russia of meddling in Brexit vote Officials scrambled to clarify that Andy Burnham’s remarks did not mean the government rejected the outcome of the controversial 2016 referendum. 5 min
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