UK does not need to hold inquiry into Russian disinformation, ECHR rules

<p>Strasbourg court rejects attempt to force government to investigate impact of Kremlin interference on elections </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jul/22/kemi-badenoch-reshuffle-shadow-cabinet-james-cleverly-tory-david-lammy-keir-starmer-latest-live-politics-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>An attempt by three former MPs to force the UK government to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote and other recent elections has failed at the European court of human rights.</p><p>The Strasbourg court <a href="https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-244218%22]}">ruled on Tuesday</a> that countries had a “wide margin” in determining how to tackle attempts at electoral interference, and ruled against a case brought by Ben Bradshaw, Caroline Lucas and Alyn Smith.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/22/uk-does-not-need-to-hold-inquiry-into-russian-disinformation-echr-rules">Continue reading...</a>