I grew up in cold war Germany. As I have said, these things have been going for decades. When our political group referred to Russia funding German terrorism, we were seen as paranoid fantasists, yet when the wall came down our fears were reconfirmed when the Stasi files were opened. There must be national recognition across the board, and people need to see this as a real threat.
Russian Interference in UK Politics
Proceeding contribution from
Wera Hobhouse
(Liberal Democrat)
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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