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Starmer must get on with scheme to protect UK from covert influence, says Sunak

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to “get up to speed” and implement schemes designed to protect the UK from covert foreign influence. Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak used Prime Minister’s Questions to press his successor in Number 10 about ...

16 Oct 2024 at 13:02

Government faces pressure to designate China a security threat

The Government faces renewed pressure to designate China a threat to national security after the naming of an alleged Chinese spy with close links to the Duke of York. Yang Tengbo, who denies wrongdoing, is the latest person to be named as an ...

17 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Jarvis: Scheme to protect UK from covert foreign influence to begin summer 2025

A scheme designed to protect the UK from covert foreign influence will commence in summer 2025, according to the Government. The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (Firs) was initially expected to come into force in 2024, but in August ...

16 Dec 2024 at 17:00

China urges UK to ‘immediately stop creating trouble’

The UK should “immediately stop creating trouble” and “stop anti-China political manipulations”, a spokesperson for the country’s embassy in the UK has said. In a statement released on Tuesday, an embassy spokesperson said that ...

17 Dec 2024 at 10:12

Reeves says Government taking ‘pragmatic’ approach to relationship with China

Rachel Reeves said trading with China was in the UK’s national interest as she promised a “pragmatic” approach to relations with Beijing. The Government has come under pressure to take a tougher stance on China following ...

18 Dec 2024 at 09:39

Patel accuses Starmer of ‘desperate’ approach to China ties

China should be designated as a threat to the UK, Dame Priti Patel said as she accused Sir Keir Starmer of seeking closer ties to Beijing because the Government is “desperate for foreign money”. The shadow foreign ...

21 Dec 2024 at 20:42

Electoral Commission chair warns of threat to independence

The chair of the Electoral Commission has described current legislation as a threat to the regulator’s independence and called for it be repealed. John Pullinger told a committee of MPs that the Elections Act ...

04 Feb 2025 at 15:05

New measures to target Iranian activities in UK

Iran has been announced as the first foreign power to be placed on the enhanced tier of a new government scheme to protect the UK from covert foreign influence. Security minister Dan Jarvis told MPs the ...

04 Mar 2025 at 21:40

New measures against Russia after ‘unacceptable threats’ to UK – Home Secretary

The Home Secretary has said new measures will take stronger action against Russia as she accused the Kremlin of “unacceptable threats to our national security”. Russia will be placed on the top level ...

01 Apr 2025 at 17:29

Measures against threat from Russia to be elevated to highest level – minister

New measures to target Russian activities in the UK

Russia will be placed on the top level of a government scheme aimed at protecting the UK from malign foreign influence, the security minister Dan Jarvis has announced. The state will be added to the ...

01 Apr 2025 at 15:31

Musk should not be allowed to funnel money into UK politics, Labour MP warns

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is part of a foreign government structure and should not be allowed to funnel money into UK politics, a Labour MP has said. Stella Creasy joined MPs’ calls on the ...

06 Mar 2025 at 18:13

China and US ‘should be in toughest tier’ of foreign influence scheme

Britain should place both China and the US in the toughest tier of its foreign influence scheme in order to adapt to a world of “great power competition”, according to a new report. The UK ...

08 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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