Thread by @lukeharding1968

Revealed: Russia 'hired network of Britons to go after enemies of #Putin', according to testimony given to parliament’s intelligence and security committee - the #Russia report, suppressed by Boris Johnson. My exclusive with ⁦@dansabbagh⁩ theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…

The @guardian is publishing Bill Browder’s evidence to the ISC, delivered in 2018. We don’t know if it features in final report. It paints a depressing picture of British former intelligence officers, MPs, PR guys lobbying on behalf of #Kremlin interests in return for £££££

The eventual report contains two sections - one public, the other secret. The confidential part has already been ‘published’ or circulated inside Whitehall, among spooks and government insiders. It’s this section which is likely to discuss #Russian emigre donations to #Tory party

There are further questions as to whether government is going after the right counter-intelligence targets. As Browder points out, #Moscow uses #oligarchs, bankers and other intermediaries, as well as career intelligence officers based at Kensington embassy