'Russian actors sought to interfere with 2019 general election' says Dominic Raab
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLeaked government documents highlighted by the-then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during 2019's general election campaign were almost certainly “amplified” online by “Russian actors”, the government has said.The papers relating to UK and US trade talks were used by Mr Corbyn to back his claims that the Conservatives were preparing to “sell off” the NHS.In a written Commons statement, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “On the basis of extensive analysis, the government has concluded that it is almost certain that Russian actors sought to interfere in the 2019 general election through the online amplification of illicitly acquired and leaked government documents.“Sensitive government documents relating to the UK-US free trade agreement were.
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