Stephen Doughty

And it also lacks evidence.

So, for example, Stephen Doughty, a foreign office minister, said the Kremlin had not succeeded in its alleged attempt to undermine the vote.

Now, Mr. Burnham hasn't provided any evidence at all for this.

In fact, there seems very little evidence.

Meanwhile, European allies pushed back against Trump's lifting of sanctions on Russian oil, with the EU imposing sanctions on more Russian entities on Monday.

The UK is also refusing to lift sanctions on Russia's oil, and Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty confirmed the UK will keep targeting Russia's shadow fleet.

Um, we're gonna continue to take the steps that are necessary to deny Russia the means to wage this war against Ukraine and, you know, equally support, uh, the ability to negotiate, to find ceasefire, uh, opportunities, whether those are in energy or more broadly.

There was a new twist in the ongoing tussle between Donald Trump and Ukraine on Wednesday, as it emerged that Elon Musk's Starlink system appeared to have been restricted by the Pentagon.

So social media, news all went crazy on Sunday when it came out.

And then on Monday morning, Stephen Doughty was out, who is the [clears throat] bear with.

Now where is he? Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

That's his title in cabinet.

[clears throat] He was-

Is he a radio presenter?

Stephen Doughty.

No, I'm thinking, I'm thinking of James Naughty, aren't I?

Was there seen to be Russian interference in the referendum campaign? And the answer was no.

But I can give you a stronger answer than that, and that's Stephen Doughty, the Foreign Office Minister, who was on the Today program this morning, who within 24 hours of Andy Burnham making that outrageous comment, rode it back and said, even if there was some, it made no difference.

There was no Russian interference.

Actually, it's extraordinary.

She can listen to what somebody's saying and go for the juggler immediately.

He should apologise for misleading, even if it's intentionally misleading the House.

uh and then of course you should um go back on that useless uh podcast of alistair campbell and rory stewart and then apologize for misleading the country i mean the reality is as the mi5 chief has said is that britain was not misled um as stephen doughty said on the radio as he was i i love kemmy he said the busiest job is somebody following andy burnham with a brush and pan picking up all the mess that he leaves behind him every time he opens his mouth.

I mean, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm almost nostalgic for Keir

Now, either it has been an ambush with a, a, by a snapper, or it has been a change of policy, and I think it's important that we understand which, because while it is certainly clear that the foreign secretary didn't look happy, uh, Aragashi was absolutely beaming.

Replying, the Foreign Office minister, Stephen Doughty, said Ed Miliband had followed the standard practice of successive UK foreign secretaries in meeting Iranian ministers while insisting that strong objections had been raised over Iran's behavior towards British interests.

He told the foreign minister that Iran should choose de-escalation and diplomacy instead of prolonging, uh, war and conflict.

He underlined the importance of restoring freedom of navigation and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

He reiterated the UK's unwavering resolve to combat threats from Iranian, uh, backed groups on UK soil, including attacks on the British Jewish community.

Uh, he made clear that we will not tolerate intimidation threats or hostile activity on UK soil and set out the measures we would take in response.

The Foreign Office minister, Stephen Doughty.

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