No 10 blocks Russia EU referendum report until after election

[muriel_volestrangler]

A potentially explosive parliamentary report on the security threat posed by Russia to the UK has been effectively blocked from being published before the general election by Downing Street.

The 50-page document from the intelligence and security committee (ISC) examined allegations that Kremlin-sponsored activity distorted the result of the 2016 EU referendum – but has to be cleared by No 10 before it can be released.

Downing Street indicated late on Monday morning that it would not approve publication before parliament is dissolved on Tuesday evening, meaning that it cannot now appear before the election on 12 December.
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The committee chairman, Dominic Grieve, has previously said that he was concerned about the delay in clearing the keenly awaited report. Over the weekend the MP, a former attorney general, said: “If the prime minister has a reason why he can’t publish or doesn’t wish this report to be published we need to know about it please.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/04/no-10-blocks-russia-eu-referendum-report-until-after-election

My guess is that something embarrassing about Dominic Cummings or Johnson is in there. Not necessarily illegal activity, but naive acceptance of Russian propaganda, or negligence in checking sources of information and/or money.