'Repulsive And Insidious': Andy Burnham Slams Putin Over Russian Misinformation Attacks

The prime minister has asked security chiefs to set up a new unit to tackle the problem.

Andy Burnham has slammed Vladimir Putin’s “repulsive and insidious” attempts to sow division in the UK through the spread of misinformation online.

The prime minister has ordered security chiefs to set up a new unit to tackle the problem, which he said included trying to influence the 2019 general election.

A new National Centre for Information Defence will tackle online lies and deepfakes damaging British interests, the PM told the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Burnham said the UK and its allies had been........

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