Vladimir Putin fires back against Andy Burnham after PM warned Russia is 'spreading lies' across UK

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Chagos campaigner says she has 'more faith in Donald Trump than Andy Burnham' to block territory's surrender.

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A Chagossian campaigner has said she has "more faith" in Donald Trump than Andy Burnham to protect the Chagos Islands from being handed to Mauritius.Vanessa Kalu, the Chagossian lead at the Friends of the British Overseas Territories, spoke after a tense first meeting between the Prime Minister and the US President.

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I don't support it… Most of them say they have ownership.

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Somebody has ownership that never showed up before, after decades and centuries.

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It's critical to safeguard the future of the base," he said.The Prime Minister then insisted that Britain would "work hard" to find a solution to the row.Despite this, Ms Kalu maintained her doubts about the UK's desire to...

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Vladimir Putin fires back against Andy Burnham after PM warned Russia is 'spreading lies' across UK.

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The Kremlin has accused Andy Burnham of stirring up anti-Russian sentiment after the Prime Minister accused Moscow of spreading lies and disinformation.Mr Burnham, who met with Donald Trump last night, announced Labour would set up a new National Centre for Information Defence.The Prime Minister directly singled out Russian interference across Europe, warning Moscow spends around £1.3 billion a year manipulating information.He said: "They've amplified far-right narratives, and we have evidence that they tried to interfere with the 2019 General Election." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov blasted Mr Burnham for his approach.Mr Peskov, who has served as the Russian President's spokesman since 2000, said: "Well, the British Prime Minister said nothing new."That is the first point.

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The second is that stoking anti-Russian sentiment and fostering an atmosphere of total Russophobia is what Britain is doing."And now, presumably in unison with Britain,...

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