Russian money is poisoning the UK, yet Boris Johnson continues to suppress a report into this matter
Someone in Downing Street calculated that it was less embarrassing to suppress the intelligence and security committee’s report into Russian interference in the UK than it was to publish it.
Boris Johnson’s refusal to allow voters to read the report made waves in parliament a week ago, yet the election campaign has offered a convenient distraction since then. The government can survive one uncomfortable news cycle; but a 50-page report full of revelations about rich Russians funding political parties and associating with politicians, as well as Russian bots meddling in the referendum, could have fed the media for days.
For far too long, our politicians have failed to appreciate the risks that come with Russian money
Related: How Britain let Russia hide its dirty money
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