UK says Russia sought to interfere in 2019 election by spreading documents online

Dominic Raab says Russia amplified an illicitly acquired NHS dossier on social media

Russian actors sought to interfere" in last winter's general election by amplifying an illicitly acquired NHS dossier that was seized upon by Labour during the campaign, the foreign secretary has said.

Dominic Raab's statement is the first time ministers have admitted that the Kremlin has tried to distort the workings of British democracy - a practice the foreign secretary said was completely unacceptable".