Daily Star Online understands Ben Bradshaw, seeking re-election as Labour MP for Exeter, has submitted the report on Russian interference with the EU referendum to the Intelligence and Security Select Committee.
The former cabinet minister is said to have handed over the materials to encourage the intelligence community, namely MI6, to look closely at sources of funding.
His disclosure comes after the former culture secretary told the House of Commons it’s “highly probable” Russian hackers influenced the outcome of the historic EU poll.
He told MPs to “wake up” to Russian cyber warfare and suggested the Kremlin influenced Brexit in the same way it allegedly swayed the US election for Donald Trump.
Daily Star Online contacted Mr Bradshaw but he said he did not wish to comment during the election campaign.
Anthony Glees, professor of politics at Buckinghamshire University, says he assisted Mr Bradshaw in putting the report together.
He told Daily Star Online that the materials suggest offshore accounts were used to divert foreign money into Brexit campaigns.
Mr Glees claims the funds may have been used to influence voters by spreading anti-EU propaganda across a range of media channels, social media and advertising platforms.
There are rules against undeclared donations from foreign entities.
He said: “A well-functioning, open, transparent, democratic process lies at the heart of our national being.
“Therefore any fiddling about with our democracy, through rigging election is actually a question of national security.
“The suggestion that our electoral system can be influenced is something that we should take very seriously.”
With the general election just weeks away, he said it’s “highly probable” Moscow will seek to influence the outcome and “it should be looked at as a matter of urgency”.
Mr Glees, director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, said: “It's the core of our democracy that our elections are free.
“If money were used by foreigners to buy votes that would be extremely disturbing.
“What we know is that there has been Russian interference in the American election.
“The purpose wasn't necessarily to help one party to win, but to promote division of the country. Because a divided country is a weaker country.”
In March, GCHQ warned leaders of Britain’s political parties of the threat Russian hacking poses to our democracy.
But despite the stark warning, a leaked government letter suggested “there's only a 'negligible' chance of Russia undermining British elections”.
In a letter to Mr Bradshaw, Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer wrote: “I am confident that there is a negligible risk of a foreign government or agency being able to influence the operational delivery of electoral events in theUK.”
Dr. Alina Polyakova, director of research, Europe and Eurasia for The Atlantic Council, told Daily Star Online its likely Russian interference will be at play ahead of the general election.
She said spreading “disinformation” in the “digital space” was a key part of Russia’s strategy in “advocating Brexit”.
She added: “There are also suspicions and some circumstantial evidence that individuals and organizations connected to the Kremlin were involved in funding pro-Brexit campaigns and groups.
“Certainly, we are likely to see similar disinformation campaigns around the general election, perhaps married with hacked and leaked data dumps.”
Before the election Mr Bradshaw was ratcheting up pressure on the government to reveal more information about Russian interference with Brexit.
Mr Bradshaw persuaded Damien Collins, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee chairman, to investigate Russia propaganda as part of a fake news inquiry, Business Insider reported.
He also urged the Intelligence and Security Committee to look into whether Russia had interfered with the Brexit vote.
Mr Glees confirmed that Dominic Grieve, the committee’s chairman, has been handed a copy of the materials.
However, it is not clear if the committee is pursuing an inquiry as parliament has now dissolved for the general election.
A Cabinet Office spokesperson told Daily Star Online it cannot comment on the claims of Russian interference with Brexit.
A spokesperson for the Select Committee added: “While Parliament is dissolved pending a general election, all committees are suspended.
“Therefore, there will be no business until the Chair of the Committee is re-established.”
Mr Glees claims Russian interference with Brexit is also on the radar of the Electoral Commission – whose remit is to oversee elections and regulate political finance in the UK.
Daily Star Online understands the Electoral Commission is worried about the transparency of money donated to political parties and campaigns.
A spokesperson for the Electoral Commission told Daily Star Online it cannot comment on ongoing investigations.
