The long-awaited report into Russian electoral interference from UK MPs has criticised the role played by UK lawyers and accountants in extending “Russian influence which is often linked to promoting the nefarious interests of the Russian state.”

Setting out its findings, the committee said that “London-grad” was a “laundromat” where “few, if any, questions have been asked regarding the provenance of considerable wealth” with the UK viewed as a favourable destination due to an ability to “exploit” its Investor Visa scheme, introduced in 1994, as well as the UK’s “promotion of a light and limited touch to r...