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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

UK does not need to hold inquiry into Russian disinformation, ECHR rules

Ben Bradshaw with then Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston campaigning against Brexit in 2019.
Ben Bradshaw with then Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston campaigning against Brexit in 2019. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

An attempt by three former MPs to force the UK government to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote and other recent elections has failed at the European court of human rights.

The Strasbourg court ruled on Tuesday that countries had a “wide margin” in determining how to tackle attempts at electoral interference, and ruled against a case brought by Ben Bradshaw, Caroline Lucas and Alyn Smith.

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