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Nigel Farage accused Andy Burnham of lying about Russian interference in the Brexit campaign. When asked about claims that Russia attempted to meddle during the referendum, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said attempts were made but not successful. Burnham suggested it was possible for Labour’s next manifesto to include a new referendum or rejoining the EU, leading Farage to dismiss these ideas as outdated and irrelevant given the lack of Russian interference evidence. Downing Street confirmed that despite concerns about Russia's influence, they accept the legitimacy of the Brexit referendum result.
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Nigel Farage criticized Andy Burnham, accusing him of lying about Russian interference during the Brexit campaign. At a Labour conference, Burnham had hinted that Russia might have meddled in the UK's political process but did not provide specific details. In response to questions on LBC radio, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty stated he would not delve into specifics regarding Moscow’s efforts but asserted they were unsuccessful. Doughty claimed Russian attempts to disrupt elections had failed, though acknowledged they still tried to interfere. Farage, a prominent figure in the Brexit campaign, sharply disagreed with Burnham's stance, calling him a liar over the issue of Russian involvement.
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"I think we've been too much on the back foot on that actually and we haven't informed people sufficiently about the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas," he said.
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he → think → process
When asked about the comments, Mr Farage, who was a leading Brexit campaigner, said: “The Prime Minister is a liar.
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Minister → ask → comments
Mr Burnham did not provide details about the type or extent of Russia’s interference during the Brexit campaign
Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said on Monday morning that he would not "get into specifics" when asked about the evidence of Moscow’s meddling.
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he → provide → meddling
But he said the attempts were not successful.
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attempts → say → ?
Mr Doughty told LBC: “We know what the result was.
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result → tell → LBC
I don’t think they’ve succeeded in their efforts.
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they → think → efforts
“I don’t think they’ve succeeded in their efforts to undermine our elections.”
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they → think → elections
He added: “The security minister’s been very clear that they’ve attempted but not succeeded, in his evidence that he gave previously on this.
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he → add → this
“But the fact is that they are attempting to interfere, and we all need to be alert to that and respond accordingly.”
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we → attempt → that
During Labour conference earlier this month, Mr Burnham suggested it was “possible” the party’s next election manifesto could include an in-out referendum or even a pledge to rejoin the European Union.
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“And the answer was no.”
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The Reform UK leader added that Mr Doughty admitted that “even if there was some [interference], it made no difference”.
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it → add → difference
“There was no Russian interference, and the Russia hoax has run all the way through this,” Mr Farage said.
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Farage → be → this
He added: “This is Burnham.
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This → add → ?
Downing Street said the Prime Minister accepts the result of the Brexit referendum despite seeing evidence Russia tried to interfere.
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Russia → say → evidence
Mr Burnham’s official spokesman said: “Given everything we know about Russia, it is inconceivable they did not seek to use the referendum to their benefit.
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they → say → benefit
But as the minister (Stephen Doughty) said this morning, we do not believe they have succeeded.”
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they → say → ?
The spokesman said the Prime Minister “absolutely accepts the referendum result”.
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Minister → say → result
After repeated questioning the spokesman added: “Yes, we do believe the referendum result to be legitimate.”
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result → repeat → questioning
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