OREANDA-NEWS. On July 20, The Telegraph newspaper reported that the data on the interference of the Russian federation in the referendum on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in 2016 was not confirmed. According to journalists, the report of the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee is scheduled for publication on July 21.

At the same time, the newspaper notes, the document will reflect information that the Russian side allegedly tried to influence the outcome of the referendum on the independence of Scotland in 2014. In particular, the authors of the report called this situation “the first post-Soviet interference in a Western democratic election.”

In addition, the document of the parliamentary committee criticizes British lawyers, politicians and financiers who allegedly contributed to the flow of Russian money into the economy of the United Kingdom.