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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Burnham becomes first PM to confirm Russian interference in Brexit vote

Andy Burnham has said Russia “clearly” interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum after he left open the door to the UK rejoining the EU.

The prime minister revealed that he had asked, on his arrival in No 10 this summer, whether Moscow had been involved in the vote - and was given “the clear answer that yes, there was”.

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