I agree with the right hon. Gentleman, and I ask him to emphasise the point about the resources that are needed to investigate. There is a danger that we are sidetracked into the social media side of this, when, ultimately, the more important thing is the money. Does he believe that the Electoral Commission is sufficiently equipped, resourced and empowered to properly follow the money and to ascertain where donations come from, whether the original donors really own that money and whether the agencies and the Electoral Commission need more powers to properly track the finance and the politics?
Russian Interference in UK Politics
Proceeding contribution from
Pat McFadden
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 December 2017.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Russian Interference in UK Politics.
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