The government agrees that Russia “persistently uses disinformation as a tool to destabilise perceived enemies”, but has ignored the question of Russian interference in the Brexit campaign in its latest response to an official petition.
David Davis has attempted to blame Germany and France for the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations, failing to admit his own central role in the failure.
Theresa May has accused Moscow of interfering with democratic elections across the world and carrying out cyber espionage, but did not raise any questions about the legitimacy of the Brexit referendum.
Prices across the UK rose by three percent over the last year, as inflation stayed at a five-year high, according to official figures.
EU leaders have agreed to begin internal discussions on their approach to the “second phase” of Brexit negotiations, the European Council have announced.