Electoral Commission Investigation: Vote Leave Debate
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Liam Byrne
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Electoral Commission Investigation: Vote Leave
Liam Byrne Excerpts(5 years, 9 months ago)
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Chloe Smith
No, we will not be re-running the referendum; we will be continuing to deliver its result. However, the hon. Lady reminds us that her Select Committee—an organ of this Parliament—is also conducting an ongoing investigation into fake news. There is another part of the larger set of issues that I am referring to that I want us to be able to look at together.
Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab)
This House is the guardian of free and fair elections. It is now clear that this referendum result was corrupt because it was bought, quite possibly with Russian money. Which Minister will now ask the Director of Public Prosecutions to consider a joint enterprise prosecution so that it is not just the staff of these campaigns that are prosecuted but the governing minds as well?
Chloe Smith
The police have already received references from this investigation, and I think that stands for itself.