Was Burnham right to talk about Russian interference in Brexit? – podcast

The story

Source: The Guardian Business · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

Andy Burnham has started an almighty row by claiming that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

He also says he wants the UK to have closer ties to the EU.

The row is one of three major headaches for the prime minister ahead of his crucial budget at the end of October, with migration and Donald Trump’s erratic response to Ukraine and Russia being the other two You can watch this episode on Politics Weekly on our YouTube channel here You can read Jessica Elgot’s article referencing Labour conference here Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran via politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com