British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has stated that it is clear Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. He revealed that upon entering Downing Street, he asked whether Moscow had attempted to influence the vote and received a clear answer confirming that it had.
Burnham noted that voters were not sufficiently informed about how foreign actors sought to disrupt UK democracy. He has called for voters across Europe to be made fully aware of Russia's attempts to influence politics, warning specifically that voters in France and Germany should be wary of Moscow-backed efforts to influence their politics.
The Prime Minister stated that countries across Europe are facing the same threat. Russia has previously denied meddling in the Brexit vote, casting Britain as gripped by anti-Russian hysteria.