Blogger Comment: Clearly this Burnham guy thinks things up on the hoof or he is being told what to do by his Davos Globalist master…but of course Russia is responsible for everything…my money is on the master’s theory and he is doing as he is told by the Globalists… as he is member of this terrorist group if you did not know and for a very long time…
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is alleging that Russia rigged the 2016 Brexit referendum on Britain leaving the European Union as part of an effort to weaken the bloc.
However, the globalist leader has not publicly presented any evidence to support the claims, while one of Burnham’s own ministers says Moscow’s attempts did not succeed.
The allegations come after Burnham, who supported remaining in the European Union, floated the possibility of Britain rejoining the bloc last month.
Britain Unbound, a campaign group supporting British sovereignty, accuses Burnham of undermining the referendum’s legitimacy and insulting the voters who chose independence.
Prime Minister Offers No Details Behind Claim
Speaking during an interview on “The Rest Is Politics,” Burnham said he sought information about Russian activity after entering Downing Street.
“I asked the question coming to Downing Street, was there interference in the 2016 referendum from Russia?” Burnham said.
“And I’ve had the clear answer that yes, there was.
“And these things are important now to put clearly on the record, and I believe help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia,” Burnham continued.
He did not explain what Russia allegedly did or provide evidence supporting his assertion.
British Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty subsequently told Sky News that Russia attempted to interfere but did not succeed.
“They do attempt to interfere in our processes, have attempted to interfere in a whole number of them, and of course, it’s not just Russia, it’s other countries, too,” Doughty said.
Britons voted 52% to 48% to leave the EU in June 2016.
The country formally departed on January 31, 2020.
Brexit Group Calls Remarks ‘Insulting’
Britain Unbound argues that Burnham’s remarks cast doubt on a democratic decision without establishing that foreign activity changed the result.
“There is no good reason to believe that Russian intervention influenced the outcome of the referendum in 2016,” the group wrote on X.
“It is also insulting to suggest that voters were so easily duped.”
A parliamentary inquiry into disinformation between 2017 and 2019 examined possible Russian interference.
Its report cited the government’s position that it had not seen evidence of the “successful use of disinformation by foreign actors, including Russia, to influence UK democratic processes.”
“It is not that they have not tried, but we have not seen evidence of that material impact,” then-Culture Minister Jeremy Wright told the committee.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who supported Brexit, also told the BBC in November 2019 that no evidence existed of Russian interference in British politics.
Burnham, by contrast, describes the years since Brexit as a “decade of drift and division” and has raised the prospect of returning to the EU.
Burnham Targets Germany’s AfD
Burnham also says he offered German Chancellor Friedrich Merz support against the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party.
He described the populist AfD as a “threat” and relayed an allegation about its relationship with Moscow.
“[Merz] was saying to me that the AfD are clearly linked to Russia, funded, I believe,” Burnham claimed.
Burnham did not provide any evidence to support this allegation.
Following an October 8 meeting in Berlin, Burnham’s office announced a British-German partnership to counter sabotage and cyberattacks against critical infrastructure.
Russia has previously denied interfering in the Brexit referendum. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov issued a sweeping denial in July 2020.
“Russia has never interfered in the electoral processes of any country in the world, not the United States, not Britain, nor any other countries,” Peskov said.
Burnham’s allegations now reopen the political battle over Brexit, but he has yet to publicly prove that Russian activity altered the result, and his own minister says any attempted interference failed.
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