Evidence of Russia's 'likely hold' over Trump was covered up by the UK government, according to a former British spy
Steele has reportedly accused the May government, in which Johnson served as foreign secretary for two years, of throwing "a blanket" over the allegations regarding President Trump's relationship with Putin.
He said: "No inquiries were made or actions taken thereafter on the substance of the intelligence in the dossier by HMG [the UK government.]" Steele said: "In this case, political considerations seemed to outweigh national security interests. If so, in my view, HMG made a serious mistake in balancing matters of strategic importance to our country.He added that the UK government was reluctant to take action when it would present "difficult wider political implications," using alleged Russian interference in the UK's 2016 referendum on EU membership as an example.
It said Prime Minister Johnson's failure to release the report was an "affront to democracy" and that it was "untenable for you [Johnson] to continue to block the publication of the Russia report."the report due to the "embarrassing" links it revealed between the Russian secret service and donors to the Conservative party.
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