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Jitendra Joshi

Electoral Commission hack was ‘significant failing’, says minister

The hacking of Britain’s elections watchdog was a “significant failing” that should never recur, a minister said on Wednesday after details on tens of millions of voters were accessed.

As experts pointed blame at the Kremlin, the Electoral Commission said there was little risk of “hostile actors” being able to influence the outcome of a vote, but apologised for the breach in its systems.

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