It would be expedient for Reform to take Labour’s advice and disavow ‘Putin talking points’

• Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches

The discovery of a pro-Russian asset, Nathan Gill, at the heart of a British political party reads like the plot of a John Le Carre novel.

Russia was long known to have been trying to interfere in foreign politics with online bots and cyber disinformation over the last decade.