‘Kremlin bots interfering in election’s marginal seats’

A KEY witness who contributed to the intelligence report on Russia’s Brexit meddling claims Moscow is “at war with the West” and secretly trying to “wreck British politics”.

The expert told the Mirror the Kremlin has “weaponised” Brexit and its trolls are interfering in the general election in marginal seats.

He submitted crucial evidence to the Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee’s report into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

The report’s publication has controversially been delayed, amid allegations of a Tory cover-up. Campaigners say voters should see the report ahead of the general election on December 12.

Our source claims Vladimir Putin deployed online trolls to deepen political strife in the UK.

He said: “This is done by trolls and via social and other media steering the issues being debates.

“Experience indicates that those in marginal seats are most likely to be singled out and targeted. People should beware of emotionally charged campaign pitches.”

The source said Putin’s aim is to discredit Western democracy.

He said: “The Kremlin’s tactics in this war, which is already being waged against us, is to exploit and interfere in order to exacerbate the level of emotional attacks against each other by each of the UK political parties, to wreck UK politics as far as possible.”

The ISC report was finished in March, but has yet to be published.

ISC chairman Dominic Grieve said the report is

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