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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Far-right disorder had ‘clear’ Russian involvement, says ex-MI6 spy

Police hold back anti-migration protesters during confrontation on the seafront promenade in Weymouth, England
Police were called to an anti-immigration rally in Weymouth this week during a campaign of public disorder led by far-right agitators. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

There is “clear” Russian involvement in the far-right riots and security services will be looking closely at the instigators, a former head of the MI6 Russia desk has said.

Christopher Steele, the ex-spy who compiled a notorious dossier on Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia, said that security officials would be “looking very carefully” at the people encouraging anti-immigration riots in the past fortnight.

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