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muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts) Sat Jun 16, 2018, 06:28 PM Jun 2018

Leave. EU faces new questions over contacts with Russia

Source: The Guardian (The Observer)

A leader of the Leave.EU campaign suggested sending a “message of support” to the Russian ambassador after the then foreign secretary made a speech that was critical of Russia, documents seen by the Observer suggest.

The material also appears to show that Andy Wigmore, spokesman for the Leave.EU campaign and the business partner of Arron Banks, the biggest funder of Brexit, passed confidential legal documents to high-ranking officials at the Russian embassy and then denied it to parliament.

The documents related to George Cottrell, an aide to Nigel Farage who was with him on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in July 2016. Cottrell was arrested by the FBI and charged with 21 counts of money laundering, bribery and wire fraud.

Damian Collins, chair of the culture, media and sport select committee, said that Banks and Wigmore appeared to have misled parliament and “what we really need to know is why”. He added: “It makes you question whose side they are on.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/16/leave-eu-russia-arron-banks-andy-wigmore

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Leave. EU faces new questions over contacts with Russia (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 OP

Vlad is celebrating in his saidsimplesimon Jun 2018 #1

I think you mean dacha, murielm99 Jun 2018 #3

UK absolutely needs a revote. Brexit would split UK. A majority of UK do not want to leave. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #2

Kick and recommend for visibility of this evil. bronxiteforever Jun 2018 #4

They were and are on the side of getting paid.... paleotn Jun 2018 #5

"It makes you question whose side they are on." BobTheSubgenius Jun 2018 #6

I hope the Brits realize that they didn't genuinely vote for Brexit and hold another vote. nt okaawhatever Jun 2018 #7

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)

1. Vlad is celebrating in his

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 06:39 PM

Jun 2018

summer Dachau, making up his party guest list. Rump is only invited as a guest speaker, suck up and go home.

murielm99

(30,745 posts)

3. I think you mean dacha,

Reply to saidsimplesimon (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 07:28 PM

Jun 2018

or summer house.

Dachau was a concentration camp. Vlad and Donnie both would like to create a few more prison camps themselves.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,011 posts)

2. UK absolutely needs a revote. Brexit would split UK. A majority of UK do not want to leave.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 06:46 PM

Jun 2018

If UK really does leave, then Scotland will push for independence so they can rejoin the EU.

A majority of people in the UK do not want to leave. Many voted to leave thinking they could safely do so (they were told by SOCIAL MEDIA) to "send a message" to the powers that be, even though they were often young and really did not want to leave.

The must be a re-vote.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)

4. Kick and recommend for visibility of this evil.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:05 PM

Jun 2018

Farage and crew are Putin butt boys just like Dolt45.

paleotn

(17,931 posts)

5. They were and are on the side of getting paid....

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:31 PM

Jun 2018

Some would sell their mother for a few rubles. Their country for less. We've the same problem. Personally, I think every single penny within the western financial system that belongs to Russian oligarchs should be confiscated immediately. Every single, solitary dime of assets. They and their money are a clear and present danger to liberal democracy everywhere. And if they don't like it, well, as Dumpster says, we've got lots of nukes too.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,564 posts)

6. "It makes you question whose side they are on."

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:50 PM

Jun 2018

No. It doesn't.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)

7. I hope the Brits realize that they didn't genuinely vote for Brexit and hold another vote. nt

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:45 PM

Jun 2018

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