Prime Minister Andy Burnham has emerged as the first UK leader to publicly allege that Russia interfered with the 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union. Speaking on The Rest Is Politics podcast, Burnham stated that upon taking office in July from Keir Starmer, he sought intelligence assessments confirming the Kremlin’s role and received a “clear answer that yes, there was a link to Russian interference.”
UK PM Burnham Accuses Russia of Interfering in 2016 Brexit Vote
Wait, Keir Starmer handled the initial handover but stayed quiet? Does this shift the Labour party’s stance on Russia significantly?
Really? A whole decade later and we are only hearing this now? The timing feels politically convenient rather than historically urgent.
Finally, a prime minister brave enough to say what we all suspected back in 2016. This confirmation is long overdue.