According to the

Intelligence and Security Committee Russia report "The Russia report" is the report of the British Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) into allegations of Russian interference in British politics, including alleged Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum and the ...

, released on 21 July 2020, there is substantial evidence that Russian interference in the British economy and politics is commonplace; namely

Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum is a debated subject and remains unproven, though multiple sources argue evidence exists demonstrating that the Russian government attempted to influence British public opinion in favor of leavin ...

, and further to this, evidence was uncovered detailing alleged disinformation following the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. The report described the UK as one of Russia's "top targets" as it was "seen as central to the Western anti-Russian lobby". According to the report, British governments have "welcomed the ussianoligarchs and their money with open arms, providing them with a means of recycling illicit finance through the

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

'laundromat', and connections at the highest levels with access to U.K. companies and political figures". The committee was not authorised by the UK government to investigate whether Russian interference had affected the Brexit referendum, since any such investigation was not within the purview of UK intelligence services because any such actions by the security services themselves could be seen as interference, itself undermining democracy.

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