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UK lawmakers file legal claim against Johnson for failure to investigate Russia report

The group wants a judicial review, arguing the government has breached the right to free elections by failing to act

A group of UK lawmakers has filed a legal claim against Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his failure to investigate allegations of Russian interference in the referendum to leave the European Union in 2016.

The claim follows the publication of the 55-page Russia Report in July 2020 by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee.

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