“There is a threat in every election, and indeed we see it in this election, from hostile actors seeking to influence the outcome.” of the vote, British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said on Sky News.
British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden warned Sunday of the risk of Russian interference in the July 4 election campaign after an Australian media outlet highlighted coordinated activity on Facebook. “There is a threat in every election, and indeed we see it in this election, from hostile actors seeking to influence the outcome.” of the vote, Oliver Dowden told Sky News. “Russia is an example of this, and it is a classic example of the Russian game.”he added, referring to an operation of “Low level”..
Australian public broadcaster ABC identified five coordinated Facebook pages, with a combined following of 190,000, that were critical of several British political parties, including Labour and the Conservatives, but sometimes supportive of Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK party. Experts interviewed by ABC saw this as evidence of a Russian influence operation. “I am not suggesting in any way that there is any kind of direct collusion.” between Russia and the leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, said Oliver Dowden, stressing that his remarks are “to warn” of “the threat of Russian state interference in our elections”.
A “Russian hoax”, according to the deputy prime minister
He did, however, criticise recent comments by Nigel Farage suggesting that the West had “provoked” the war in Ukraine. Asked on Sky News about fears of interference, the leader of Reform UK dismissed what he called the «canular russe»He further reiterated that the case of racist remarks towards British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by an activist from his campaign was a “trap”. “It was a number from start to finish”, “a deliberate attempt to derail our campaign”he argued.
After withdrawing support for three candidates over racist remarks, and claiming at a rally on Sunday that Reform was rid of the “black sheep”Nigel Farage has been faced with the defection of one of his candidates. Liam Booth-Isherwood, who was running in central England, justified his decision by denouncing the failure of the party leadership to combat racism and sexism in its ranks. He announced that he was supporting the Conservative candidate, who in his view was the only one capable of beating Labour.
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, which is leading the polls by a wide margin, has received support from singer Elton John and the conservative newspaper Sunday Timeswho in an editorial said it was time for Labour “to be entrusted with the task of restoring competence within the government”, “There comes a time when change is the only option”. In the Sunday TelegraphPrime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned against “irreversible damage” what he thinks the UK risks if Labour wins, noting that there are four days left to “save the country”. “I don’t want people to give up their pensions, their finances, our borders, their security to a Labour government.”Rishi Sunak told the BBC, saying it was the “choice” who presents himself for the British.
