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Here @BylineFest @peterjukes introduces @DamianCollins with @carolecadwalla - findings that Electoral Law was broken

Peter reminds us 🇬🇧 has no mueller investigation. The closest we have is @CommonsCMS #FakeNewsInquiry - #hybridwarfare

We don’t have criminal investigation

[yet - Yet!]

Support the Rule of Law. Consensus about evidence. This is not a party political issue @peterjukes

Comprehensive, lively summary by @DamianCollins about @CommonsCMS report then @peterjukes turns to @carolecadwalla who investigated Leave.Eu funding, Vote Leave cheating & Facebook’s role in campaigns

Carole says report is big & it makes some really clear calls in it. Like urging NCA to investigate Banks’ funding sources. So what happened since publication?

Damian says HMG has eight weeks to respond in writing. I too would like statement by HMG about security services have found. Also there should be much higher test for big donors.

Damian says committee doing a deep analysis of all data regarding Aggregate IQ so expect another report late Oct. ICO final report also expected in the autumn. #BylineFest #BylineFestival

Carole describes scale of investigations by @CommonsCMS @ICOnews @ElectoralCommUK - it is a car crash of illegality. It isn’t actually enough. What’s next - a public inquiry?
A: yes we need a british type Mueller investigation says @DamianCollins here @BylineFest

Carole makes strong point: inquiry is URGENT because we’re soon leaving European Union on the basis of electoral fraud

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.@DamianCollins says electoral fraud has been referred to @metpoliceuk the @ICOnews is a prosecuting body - are there other matters that should be subject to criminal investigation? There is NCA, SFO. NCA won’t talk about operational processes. #BylineFest #BylineFestival

.@DamianCollins admires Mueller process. @peterjukes quips, yes it’s great when people end up in presence. @kyletaylor speaks up about judicial review that @fairvoteuk is undertaking. Damian says public inquiry or judge-led review often arise in response to public campaigns.

.@peterjukes points out Leveson Inquiry arose because journalist-led campaign found support with politicians.

@DamianCollins says a british Mueller would look wider than just #EURef at the same time HMG is entitled to let these various investigations report before kicking off

Q from @peterjukes have you been trolled? What’s this journey been?

@carolecadwalla exhaustion, obsession- still surprised by weirdness of Q of Russian interference. Been targetted by Russian Embassy twitter account.

Then Russian Foreign Ministry account tagged Carole. She said: F*ck. This feels like warfare. Hostile foreign power attaching the Free press. What is FCO doing about this?? @carolecadwalla

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.@DamianCollins says if you’re being trolled by Breitbart, Banks, Russian Embassy you’re doing something right <applause>

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#BylineFestival Damian refers to @AtlanticCouncil meeting in July. We need international rules on #cyberwarfare

Cc @LawDavF

Questions: given Brexit’s irreversibly why isn’t there a cross-party agreement to press pause?

@DamianCollins wants us to wait for @ElectoralCommUK @ICOnews reports. We have laws in our country that can be used.

.@carolecadwalla says we know @ICOnews lacks power to investigate Arron Banks’ finances

[She states this firmly and it’s not the first time]
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Question : what would @DamianCollins set of recommendations that would make #PeoplesVote safer?

@DamianCollins says reports includes recommendations. Incl role for ASA & requirement to demonstrate factual basis to ASA #BylineFestival

Question: @DamianCollins explains that tech companies should be liable if they fail to take down inciting materials eg jihadism recruitment videos

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.@peterjukes says non-domiciles press owners.BeLeave got £622,000 same day the Sun registered with Electoral Commission & next day Sun ran headline that said BeLeave. Plus #CambridgeAnalytica NY offices is inside Murdoch News of the World building. & we know Murdoch & Trump pals

Audience: We have USA funds going to Tax Payers Alliance. No one looks beyond Russia. @DamianCollins we do need to look at sources of funding. @BylineFest #BylineFestival