The United Kingdom failed to investigate interference from Russia in the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to a delayed report by Britain’s parliamentary intelligence and security committee.
Key points:
- The Russia report found the UK did not seek evidence of meddling in the Brexit campaign
- It said Russia considered the UK a “top Western intelligence target”
- The report was ready in March 2019 but only released on Tuesday
The report, which was finished in March 2019 but only released on Tuesday, did state Russia had meddled in the 2014 Scottish referendum, but committee members could not conclude if the Kremlin had tried to meddle in the 2016 Brexit referendum as there had not