Welcome to Pushback. I'm Aaron Mate. Those of us on the left who have been critical of Russiagate have long warned that it will be used to attack progressives and progressive values.

In the US, we've seen that with attempts to tie Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein, Tulsi Gabbard, and other dissident

voices to Russian influence.

And now in Britain we are seeing perhaps one of the most blatant cases of Russia baiting

to date.

Just days before British elections, the UK's military intelligence apparatus is smearing

labor leader Jeremy Corbyn with

evidence-free Russia gate allegations. This latest attempt began after Corbyn publicized leaked documents

exposing secret talks between Britain's conservative government and the U.S. to privatize

Britain's National Health Service, the NHS, as part of the Brexit deal.

The revelation undermined the claim of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was Corbyn's opponent in the election,

that the NHS was not up for negotiation.

We've now got evidence that under Boris Johnson, the NHS is on the table and will be up for sale.

The US is demanding that our NHS is on the table in negotiations for a toxic deal.

It's already been talked about in secret.

That could lead to runaway privatization of our health service.

Mega corporations see Johnson's alliance with Trump as a chance to make billions from the illness

and sickness of people in this country.

No one has challenged the authenticity of the documents Corbyn exposed.

Instead, the British government and its allies are turning to a familiar tactic,

blaming Russia.

Within days, a series of news reports on both sides of the Atlantic told audiences that the leaked

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