Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Russia report: UK MPs condemn 'utterly reprehensible' delay
Failure to establish key scrutiny committee is also criticised as ‘unprecedented underhand behaviour’
www.theguardian.com
The government’s apparent refusal to release a report into Russian infiltration in the UK and to delay establishing a key scrutiny committee has been condemned as unprecedented and “utterly reprehensible”.
The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has not met since before the general election in December – its longest break since it was established in 1994 – and critics say the government has sat on the committee’s report into Russian interference for nine months.
The former chair of the committee Dominic Grieve said the report had been sent to Downing Street on 17 October and was ready for publication once it had been signed off, a process that usually takes up to 10 days.
Again we see a corrupt conservative government set new lows in governance. Johnson fronts up as a jolly sort of clown but he is a deeply sinister character.
We were promised this report before the December election but it seems doubtful it will ever see the light of day.