Immigration, deprivation and time spent online having ‘profound impact on society’, Rayner says – UK politics live

Deputy PM urges government to acknowledge people real concerns' and flagged deprivation where worst riots erupted last summer

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.

The Strasbourg court ruled on Tuesday 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.