
首相在播客節目中表示,入住唐寧街10號後得到的明確答案是俄羅斯確曾干預2016年公投。
英國首相貝安德在播客節目中表示,俄羅斯確曾干預2016年英國脫歐公投,並警告類似干預活動正在法國和德國發生。「英國無界」組織則批評其言論試圖削弱公投合法性。
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英國首相首次公開確認俄羅斯曾干預2016年英國脫歐公投。此前2020年國會報告曾批評政府未充份應對相關威脅。
貝安德(Andy Burnham)表示,俄羅斯確曾干預英國脫歐公投(Brexit referendum),並警告稱類似活動正在法國和德國發生。
首相在播客節目《後來的事皆是政治》(The Rest is Politics)中表示,他入住唐寧街10號後曾查問俄羅斯是否干預2016年公投,並補充說:「我得到的明確答案是:有。」
他又說:「我認為我們實際上一直處於過於被動的位置,而且我們未有讓公眾充分了解,海外勢力正試圖在多大程度上破壞政治進程。」
貝安德未有進一步說明莫斯科在英國脫歐公投期間所進行活動的類型或規模。
「脫歐派」倡議團體「英國無界」(Britain Unbound)表示,貝安德的言論是「又一次粗暴地試圖削弱英國人民於2016年所作決定的合法性」。
該組織表示,外國干預英國選舉「顯然不可接受」,但補充稱:「沒有充分理由相信,俄羅斯的干預影響了2016年公投的結果。」
「暗示選民如此容易受騙,也是一種侮辱。」
在這段將於星期一(10月12日)發佈的訪問中,貝安德表示,上週訪問德國期間,他曾與德國總理默茨(Friedrich Merz;梅爾茨)討論俄羅斯干預的問題。
他說:「來自俄羅斯、流入德國政壇的錯誤資訊和虛假資訊確實存在。」
他續稱:「此刻清楚地把這些事情記錄在案十分重要。我相信這有助德國和法國選民明白,部分政治活動是由我們的敵人——也就是俄羅斯——所煽動的。」
這是英國首相首次表示俄羅斯曾試圖影響2016年英國脫歐公投,但多年來一直有人警告克里姆林宮試圖對英國政治施加影響。
2020年,英國國會情報與安全委員會發表有關俄羅斯干預英國選舉和公投的報告。
該報告未有就俄羅斯是否曾試圖影響歐盟公投結果作出明確結論,但批評歷屆政府未有全面評估或有效應對相關威脅。
作為回應,俄羅斯外長斷然駁斥該報告,並稱其為「恐俄症」。
克里姆林宮發言人則表示,俄羅斯不會干預其他國家的選舉。
然而,同年執政的保守黨政府表示,「幾乎可以肯定俄羅斯相關人士曾試圖干預」2019年英國大選。
BBC事實查核(BBC Verify)曾追蹤與俄羅斯有關的虛假資訊宣傳活動,包括利用人工智能製作冒充記者及新聞機構報導烏克蘭事態的假影片。
其中一個假新聞網站曾錯誤聲稱,烏克蘭總統澤連斯基以折扣價購入英王查爾斯三世(King Charles III;查理斯國王)名下的一座大宅。
今年稍早,英國選舉委員會主管維賈伊·蘭加拉詹(Vijay Rangarajan)對國會議員表示,俄羅斯製作的深度偽造影片已「廣泛用於世界各地的選舉」。
他補充說:「沒有理由認為英國會是例外。」
上月,貝安德在聯合國發言時指責俄羅斯機構利用「一切可用手段散播謊言與虛假資訊,並利用人們的恐懼」。
他宣布,英國將設立一個新中心,以「遏止有毒的虛假資訊浪潮」。

Shen Youzhong, deputy chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s military exercises in surrounding waters after the National Day, criticizing it as a regional troublemaker. He emphasized that Taiwan will strengthen self-defense and democratic resilience, and called on the Chinese Communist Party to respect Taiwan's public opinion and engage in reciprocal dialogue to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait.
A conference commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese was held in Beijing on October 12. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, attended and delivered a speech, emphasizing the need to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important exposition on overseas Chinese affairs and unite overseas Chinese to contribute to national development.

Six media outlets including the Liberty Times invited Taipei mayoral candidates to participate in a joint television debate. Candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party has signed the consent form, and Jiang Wanan, the organizer of the event, expressed his willingness to participate and agreed to participate, but hopes to further open it up to allow more media to co-host.

Negotiations for the Taipei mayoral election televised debate began today, with TVBS and Sanli TV proposing to hold the first debate on October 31. Jiang Wanan’s camp agreed on the spot and adjusted the itinerary, while Shen Boyang’s team had to bring it back for discussion. Jiang Wanan criticized Shen Ying for deserting before the battle and called for the time to be finalized as soon as possible.
The National Railway Administration released the "15th Five-Year Plan for Railway Science and Technology Innovation", which clearly proposed development goals and seven key tasks. This plan is included in the national science and technology management system for the first time and aims to promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and high-quality development of railways.

On the 12th local time, Barber Bass, co-chairman of the German Social Democratic Party and federal minister of labor and social affairs, announced his resignation as party chairman and minister. She said she needed to grieve over the death of her daughter and faced continued public criticism, making it impossible for her to fully perform her duties in the short term. Alexander Schweitzer, chairman of the Social Democratic Party group in the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament, will take over as labor minister.