Government rejects ISC's call for inquiry into Russian interference in Brexit referendum – live news

Report was sent to Downing Street in October last year, in time for publication before the general election

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The Electoral Commission has said today's ISC report on Russia strengthens for the case for it getting new powers to regulate elections. A spokesperson for the commission said:

To safeguard the UK's elections from foreign interference, the commission continues to recommend that voters be given greater transparency over who is trying to influence them online by requiring all digital campaign materials to include an imprint; that approaches for enhanced due diligence and risk assessment should be adapted from money laundering regulations; and that rules should be introduced to ensure campaigners cannot accept money from companies that have not made enough money in the UK to fund their donation or loan.

As the independent body responsible for overseeing free and fair elections, we will continue to work closely with the UK's governments to protect the integrity of the UK as a world leading democracy.