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'A close aide to Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini held covert talks to pump Russian oil money to his far-right party. BuzzFeed News has the tape.'

buzzfeednews.com/article/albert…
'French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen took €11 million in loans from Russian banks, including one close to the Kremlin, in 2014 — a year after she publicly backed Putin’s annexation of Crimea — but insisted the deal was commercial, not political.'
'Ahead of Britain’s EU referendum in 2016, Brexit’s biggest financial backer, Arron Banks, discussed gold and diamond investment deals offered via the Russian Embassy in London that promised vast profits.'
'The leader of Austria's far-right FPÖ party, Heinz-Christian Strache, was forced to resign in May after being caught in a sting in which he was filmed discussing the exchange of public contracts for Russian campaign support.'

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Every political leader in Europe who cosies up to Putin should be investigated, IMO.
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Sunny Hundal
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I watched the Lib Dem debate this morning on Sky News, and I feel compelled to point out how RUBBISH its two competing leaders are.

If there was proper scrutiny of their plans and ideas, as there should be given the polling, they'd stand NO chance.
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There are two candidates: Jo Swinson and Ed Davey. Both are competing to be as uncharismatic, technocratic and arrogant as possible.

Let's start with the obvious. What's their position on Brexit?

'Bollocks to Brexit' right?? Er, not so fast. They both want a Second Referendum.
They are bound to that position because they can't ignore the result of the EU Referendum, AND because both want to deny the Scots an #indyref2.

So, while they mutter 'we must respect the referendum result *cough*' - they can only advocate for another EU Ref (but not Scottish!)
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What's worse than having a milkshake thrown at you?

- Being abused or harassed for your skin colour, religion or sex.

- Watching figures who incite hatred getting regularly invites on the media.

Way I see it, if you don't want to be milkshaked, don't incite hatred. Simple.
Our pleas to have a 'better public debate' have fallen on deaf ears even after Jo Cox was murdered in broad daylight.

We keep calling for civility, while people like Farage and Tommy Robinson keep escalating their rhetoric.

They're taking advantage of us. I'm sick of it.
This idea that things will 'get worse' because Farage got milkshaked is bonkers. Worse than an MP being murdered?

That rubicon has already been crossed, and Farage has faced *no* consequences for his violent rhetoric since then.

So why should we sit back and do nothing?
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Sunny Hundal
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Really hate the way this kind of evidence-free, uninformed bollocks is still given prominence on the liberal left.

For a start, ALL the evidence shows cultural integration in Britain is increasing not decreasing. Its had *zero* impact on strength of far-right.
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When my parents generation came to Britain, they bent over backwards to integrate. Most men would only go out wearing suits and ties, and they learnt English.

It was also the time the National Front freely marched on the street and attempts at integration made no difference.
Nevertheless, all the evidence shows there is increasing racial and cultural integration in Britain. Prove me wrong.

Go ahead! Show me the evidence, not anecdotes or far-right memes.

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Karol Cummins
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Putin has actively sought to destabilize the EU by supporting nationalist, populist parties like the League. In May, the Austrian gov’t fell after a video revealed the leader of Austria’s R wing discussing public contracts in exchange for RU campaign aid. nytimes.com/2019/07/10/wor…
“Funding to an Italian political party by a foreign state is illegal,” said Emanuele Fiano, member of Parliament who called on Mr. Salvini to appear before the Lower House to explain the financial negotiation heard on the tape.

nytimes.com/2019/07/10/wor…
“It’s also dangerous to know that an Italian party has a contract of collaboration with a foreign state,” he added in an interview.

Two former prime ministers from the Democratic Party also called on Wednesday for an official inquiry.
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Recording of Russians offering to launder money from Rosneft or other Russian-owned conglomerates to far right parties using Intesa Bank is explosive. It closely mirrors what Christopher Steele predicted in his dossier and a mysterious deal done by Russia in 2016. THREAD
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We have obtained a secret audio recording of a Moscow meeting between three Russian operatives and a close aide to Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini negotiating a plan to pump money from a Russian oil deal into Salvini’s far-right Lega party

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L'Espresso published exposé claiming Putin is secretly funneling $3 million to Italy's far-right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini through mark-up on diesel sales w/Italian company Eni to help swing European elections towards Russia-friendly candidates
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