19 h. ago Commons targeted by Chinese spooks: MI5 warns MPs and staff to be on guard after exposing two women spies

In a move that makes a 'mockery' of Labour 's attempts to cosy up to the hostile state, MI5 took the unusual step of naming two female recruiters.

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25 h. ago UK warns China against spying after MI5 tells MPs they are being targeted

Security minister Dan Jarvis says Beijing is trying to recruit people with access to the British government

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30 h. ago Revealed: China's LinkedIn 'spies' who targeted MPs as ministers vow to stop Beijing getting 'sensitive' access to Westminster

MI5 has issued an alert about two individuals in China trying to 'interfere with our processes and influence activity at Parliament'.

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30 h. ago MI5 issues new China espionage warning after spies pose as headhunters on LinkedIn to target MPs

Security minister Dan Jarvis said the government will not tolerate ‘covert and calculated’ attempts by China to interfere with the UK’s sovereign affairs

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31 h. ago Revealed: China's 'honeytrap' headhunters who targeted MPs as ministers vow to stop Beijing getting 'sensitive' access to Westminster

MI5 has issued an alert about two individuals in China trying to 'interfere with our processes and influence activity at Parliament'.

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32 h. ago MI5 warns MPs they could be targeted by Chinese spies in new ‘espionage alert’

A new ‘espionage alert’ has been circulated to members of the houses of Commons and Lords, issued by the security services

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32 h. ago MPs put on high alert over China spying: MI5 warns politicians Beijing agents are targeting them online for 'sensitive information'

MI5 has issued an alert about two individuals in China trying to 'interfere with our processes and influence activity at Parliament'.

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42 h. ago British soldiers warned 'spy cars' could be listening to them after Chinese tracking device found

Troops have been ordered not to discuss sensitive military information inside official vehicles, amid fears Beijing has launched a global operation targeting vehicles with Chinese tech

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54 h. ago Labour's migrant crackdown descends into farce as Left's mutiny on jewellery seizures forces ministers to deny they want to take 'family heirlooms'

An asylum overhaul described by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as the biggest for a generation is at risk of unravelling even before she has formally unveiled it.

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57 h. ago Labour mutiny at plan to take migrants' jewellery plunges crackdown into chaos: Home Secretary backpedals on tough Denmark

An overhaul Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has described as the biggest for a generation is at risk of unravelling even before she has formally unveiled it.

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58 h. ago Labour revolt on tough borders: Mahmood plans to strip assets from Channel boat migrants and make them wait 20 years for settlement

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is unveiling what she has promised will be the biggest overhaul for decades, admitting that uncontrolled immigration is dividing the nation.

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1 week ago Top TV doc demands baked beans & fish fingers are taxed and give warning labels to help tackle obesity

BAKED beans and fish fingers should be taxed to help fight obesity, a telly doctor reckons. Anti-junk food campaigner Prof Chris van Tulleken also wants warning labels on unhealthy products. The BBC expert yesterday told MPs the Treasury should target the sale of fattening foods. Appearing before a Commons health committee, Prof Van Tulleken put...

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2 w. ago Public servants are being targeted and MPs have been murdered. But we will prevent fear from destroying our politics | Dan Jarvis

A new law will restrict protests outside the homes of public office holders. The right to demonstrate is a given, but to menace private homes is just not right Every day, I hear appalling stories of the abuse suffered by people who step forward to represent their communities and serve our country. It is shocking to see the level of harassment and intimidation faced by those in our parliament, our town halls and elsewhere in public service. Every story I hear only increases my determination to stop it happening and keep those who serve safe.The horrific murders of my friends Jo Cox and David Amess were not isolated tragedies. They sent shockwaves through parliament and our democracy. Their loss left behind grief and a fear that shapes our politics.Dan Jarvis is security minister and Labour MP for Barnsley North Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China

Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities A British university complied with a demand from Beijing to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project being dropped, the Guardian can reveal.In February, Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (HKC), a leading research institution focused on human rights, ordered one of its best-known professors, Laura Murphy, to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer REFUSES to rule out breaking Labour's manifesto pledge on tax rises as PM fuels fears of huge Budget raid on workers

The Prime Minister failed to commit to keeping his pre-election vow to not increase National Insurance, income tax, or VAT .

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3 w. ago Airport expansion puts UK climate targets in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn

Ministers have not provided evidence economic growth from expanding airports provides enough benefit to outweigh environmental harm, a report says.

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