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Such a leak would help the Remainers. Isn't Russia supposed to benefit more from the UK leaving the EU?

• dredmorbius 7y ago
  A frequently-offered suggestion is that such disruptions (by whatever the party) aren't aimed at assisting one internal political faction or another, so much as they are at political disruption. By weakening the party in power, or transitioning to another, that's achieved. Whether or not that's the goal in this specific case, I don't know. But it's a useful model and motive to keep in mind. (It's also a useful cautionary message to those who find themselves, at least temporarily, advantaged by such activities. Actors whose interests are not aligned with yours will rare continue to act in your interests.)