Former Attorney General, Dominic Grieve says 'somebody took their eye off the ball or didn't ever put their eye on the ball' after an intelligence report confirms Russia did try to influence Scottish independence referendum. Read more:
"Credible" evidence that Moscow tried to influence 2014 Scottish independence voteReport says government 'actively avoided' looking for evidence of EU vote meddlingLive reporting by Alan McGuinness, political reporterWATCH: Former committee chair says UK should have investigated EU referendum claimsWATCH: 'All the evidence was there' over claims of Russian interference in Scottish independence referendumANALYSIS: Brexit interference revelations 'staggering'This...
Kevan Jones, a Labour member of the intelligence watchdog, who also sat on the previous ISC that compiled the report, called it a"scandal". It should come as no surprise to anyone that Britain tearing itself apart over whether or not to leave the European Union would also be supported by Moscow, regardless of the result – it left the UK significantly distracted for the past four years. Job done.
"We keep such assessments under review and, where necessary, update them in response to new intelligence, including during democratic events such as elections and referendums. Mr Jones added that"no one" in the government"sought to look or ask the question that needed to be asked".WATCH: Government 'actively avoided' looking into whether Russia interfered in EU referendumWATCH: Sky's foreign affairs editor asks if intelligence community should have been more forceful in looking into potential EU referendum interferenceThe paper and pencil-based voting system in the UK makes it more difficult to influence, according to the Russia report.
"The Labour Party calls on the government to study the conclusions of the report carefully and take the necessary steps to keep our country safe."The government should"name and shame" Russia when it is found to be behind hacking or other cyber attack attempts, the Intelligence and Security Committee has recommended.
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