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Undertake an independent enquiry into the role of Russia in Brexit.

Submitted on Sunday 27th January 2019

Published on Monday 11th February 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 11th August 2019

Signatures: 14,846

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Undertake an independent enquiry into the role of Russia in Brexit.

Petition Details

30+ individuals have been charged by Special Counsel Mueller in his continuing investigation of Russian interference in the US presidential election. I feel that there is sufficient evidence that a parallel investigation into Russian interference on Brexit is warranted.

Additional Information

Individuals charged or convicted under the Mueller enquiry are known to have met with key Brexit figures during the Brexit / US election campaigns, as well having contact with Wikileaks. Prominent pro-Brexit figures are also alleged to have met directly with representatives of Wikileaks and repeatedly visited the Russian embassy in London.


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Government Response

The Government responded to this petition on Monday 18th March 2019

We have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes, including in the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union.

We have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes, including in the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union or the 2017 general election. It is absolutely unacceptable for any nation to interfere in the democratic processes of another country, and we take any allegations of interference in UK democratic processes by a foreign government extremely seriously.

That is why the Government is committed to ensuring the security and integrity of our democratic processes and has taken steps to ensure that there is a coordinated structure across all relevant UK authorities to defend against hostile foreign interference in British politics from any state.

In the UK, the police and Security Services are independent of Ministers and the Electoral Commission is independent of Government. This means that the UK Government does not, and cannot, direct these organisations to investigate particular allegations. These organisations take a professional view of the necessity and proportionality of using their investigative powers. Investigations by the Electoral Commission are a clear demonstration of the system working as it should. If offences are alleged, it is right that they are investigated by the appropriate agencies. That is what is happening at the moment and we must now allow the National Crime Agency space to proceed with a thorough investigation of this matter.

Cabinet Office.

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