Daily Mail: Bombshell MPs' report accuses Russia of trying to interfere in Scottish referendum, demands probe into whether it tried to rig Brexit vote and says Britain is failing to combat Putin's army of oligarchs, hackers, hitmen and paid British agents
* Intelligence and Security Committee finally published long awaited report into claims of Russian meddling
* Found no evidence of Russia trying to sway Brexit vote but said Government failed to adequately consider it
* As a result the ISC has called on the Government to launch a formal investigation looking at the 2016 EU vote
* The Government immediately said that 'a retrospective assessment of the EU Referendum is not necessary'
* ISC did conclude there is 'credible' evidence that the Kremlin had tried to influence Scottish vote in 2014
* Report paints a damning picture of successive governments' approaches to dealing with Russian meddling
An influential committee of MPs today warned the UK's legal system and security services have been ill-equipped to combat the threat of potential Russian interference in British democracy.
A bombshell report into allegations of Russian meddling said there is 'credible' evidence that Moscow did try to influence the result of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
But on Brexit, the Intelligence and Security Committee said it had not been provided with any evidence that the Kremlin had sought to influence the 2016 vote.
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WNU Editor: Russia has rejected the reports findings .... Russia accuses UK of 'Russophobia' in angry rejection of report (The Guardian).
Update: There will be no investigation into the 2016 referendum vote .... Boris REJECTS calls for inquiry into Russian interference in 2016 referendum after authors of bombshell report say government 'actively avoided' investigating if Moscow had meddled in Brexit vote (Daily Mail).
More News On The U.K. Report On Russian Interference In The Brexit And Scottish Referendums
UK government rejects ISC call for inquiry into Russian interference in Brexit referendum – as it happened -- The Guardian
UK report on Russian interference: key points explained -- The Guardian
Report: UK officials ‘avoided’ looking into Russian meddling -- AP
Russia report: UK 'badly underestimated' threat, says committee -- BBC
UK government ‘slow’ to recognise Russia meddling threat, report says -- France 24
Russia report reveals UK government failed to investigate Kremlin interference -- The Guardian
Long-awaited Russia report says UK government failed to investigate Kremlin interference in Brexit -- ABC News Online
British gov't failed to examine possible Russian interference, report says -- UPI
Russia report damning of UK government's 'lack of curiosity' -- DW
Russia meddled in Scottish vote, unclear on Brexit: UK parliament -- Al Jazeera
