The Tories and others have been trying to rubbish claims that the Russians interfered in the Brexit campaign The Daily Mail, for example, reported last Tuesday that "the Prime Minister was in retreat last night over his 'lies' about Russian interference in the Brexit referendum. In an embarrassing U-turn, Andy Burnham admitted he has no evidence that the Kremlin meddled in the 2016 vote, a claim he made just 24 hours earlier." Well, how fascinating that "explosive new claims of Russian meddling in the Brexit referendum emerged last night as it was revealed that the millionaire who bankrolled the Leave campaign had a series of secret meetings with Vladimir Putin's UK envoy. Arron Banks had three meetings with Russian ambassador Alexander Yakovenko, fresh evidence shows, despite previously claiming to have had only a 'boozy lunch with him. Leaked emails written by Banks and his Leave EU right-hand-man Andy Wigmore both close friends of ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage-allegedly show they were in close contact with Russian officials throughout the referendum campaign and afterwards." What's most delicious about this new report is where it appears ..... in the Mail on Sunday. Oops!

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