英国首相安迪·伯纳姆表示，俄罗斯干涉了英国2016年脱欧公投，这被认为是首次有英国首相公开承认莫斯科在公投中的作用。该言论出现在《政治的余韵》播客中，该播客的节选于周日发布。伯纳姆在谈到所谓的俄罗斯在欧洲政治中的干涉日益增加时表示，他在2023年7月成为首相后，曾向顾问寻求关于脱欧问题的明确答案。
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said Russia interfered in Britain's 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union, marking what is believed to be the first time a British prime minister has publicly acknowledged Moscow's role in the vote. The comments came during “The Rest is Politics” podcast, whose excerpts were released on Sunday. While talking about the alleged increased Russian interference in European politics, Burnham said he sought clarity on the Brexit issue from his advisers after becoming prime minister in July.“I’ve had the clear answer that yes, there was,” Burnham said.
“我得到了明确的答案：是的，确实有干涉，”伯纳姆说。他补充道，将这种干涉记录在案很重要，因为其他欧洲国家也面临着对其民主进程的类似威胁。“现在把这些事情明确地记录下来很重要，我相信这能帮助德国和法国的选民明白，一些政治事件是由我们的敌人——也就是俄罗斯——挑动的，”英国首相说。英国议员此前曾就俄罗斯可能干涉脱欧公投的问题进行过审查。
He added that putting the interference on record was important as other European countries face similar threats to their democratic processes.“These things are important now to put clearly on the record and I believe help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia,” the UK PM said. The issue of possible Russian interference in the Brexit referendum has been examined previously by British lawmakers.
2020年，议会情报与安全委员会发现，政府未能充分评估俄罗斯国营媒体及“网络水军”账户对公投可能产生的影响。与此同时，俄罗斯长期否认干涉其他国家的选举或公投。亲脱欧团体驳斥伯纳姆的主张亲脱欧运动组织“脱欧不设限”批评伯纳姆的言论，称其为“另一次粗暴企图，旨在削弱英国人民在2016年所作决定的合法性”，并向BBC如此表态。
In 2020, Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee found that the government had failed to fully assess the potential impact of Russian state-run media and “troll” accounts on the referendum. Meanwhile, Russia has long denied meddling in elections or referendums in other countries. Pro-Brexit group rejects Burnham's claimsBritain Unbound, a pro-Brexit campaign group, criticised Burnham's remarks, describing them as "another crude attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the decision that the British people made in 2016,” it told the BBC.
该组织表示，外国干涉英国选举“显然不可接受”，但质疑俄罗斯干预影响了公投结果的说法。“没有充分理由相信俄罗斯的干预影响了2016年公投的结果。”“暗示选民如此容易被愚弄，也是一种侮辱。”英国情报机构的警告伯纳姆的言论正值英国情报机构警告俄罗斯对该国民主机构构成日益增长的威胁之际。
The group said foreign interference in British elections was "obviously unacceptable" but disputed the suggestion that Russian intervention influenced the referendum's outcome." There is no good reason to believe that Russian intervention influenced the outcome of the referendum in 2016.“It is also insulting to suggest that voters were so easily duped.”UK intelligence agencies' warningBurnham's comments come amid warnings from British intelligence agencies about the growing threat of Russian interference in the country's democratic institutions.
该问题也出现在与欧洲领导人的讨论中。伯纳姆表示，他在上周与德国总理弗里德里希·默茨在柏林会晤时，曾就俄罗斯与德国极右翼政党“德国选择党”（AfD）之间可能存在的关联进行了交谈。“你知道他当时对我说，AfD显然与俄罗斯有关联，我相信他们还获得了俄罗斯的资助，”伯纳姆说。
“俄罗斯显然在向德国政治输送错误信息和虚假信息，”他补充道。
The issue has also featured in discussions with European leaders. Burnham said he spoke to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about possible links between Russia and Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party when the two leaders met in Berlin last week.“You know he was saying to me that the AfD are clearly linked to Russia, funded I believe,” Burnham said.“There is certainly misinformation, disinformation that is emanating from Russia into German politics,” he added.