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Dominic Raab denial over torture-risk decisions was wrong, officials admit
via theguardian.comCommittee says that after Raab’s curry analogy, full picture was provided only when it pressed for further informationThe former foreign secretary Dominic Raab approved a decision that risked someone being tortured despite denying this to a parliamentary committee, officials have admitted.The disclosure comes in a report on Tuesday by the intelligence and security committee on international partnerships. Continue reading... -
Plan to tighten law on glorifying terrorism ‘could criminalise crowd at Murrayfield’
via theguardian.comFormer reviewer of terror legislation says No 10’s efforts to broaden scope of law are ‘dangerous in principle’UK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street’s plan to ban the glorifying of terrorism risks criminalising “supporters of the suffragettes, Nelson Mandela, or even the crowd at Murrayfield belting out Flower of Scotland”, a former independent reviewer of terror legislation has warned.A range of proposals has been floated by No 10 in the wake -
UK plans U-turn on powers to halt company takeovers on national security grounds
via theguardian.comChange of tack has government treading fine line between being ‘more business friendly’ and defending national interestThe UK government is looking to roll back powers to intervene in company takeovers less than two years after they were introduced, in an attempt to be “more business friendly”.The deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, said the government would review measures “narrowing and refining” the National Security and Investment Act, which only entered -
No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under new laws to limit impact of strikes to be brought in by Christmas – UK politics live
via theguardian.comGovernment aiming to limit rights of railway workers, ambulance staff and border officials to go on strikeRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman’s description of rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” was offensive – although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don’t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That’s why the government is investing &poun -
No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under new laws to limit impact of strikes to be brought in by Christmas – as it happened
via theguardian.comGovernment aiming to limit rights of railway workers, ambulance staff and border officials to go on strike. This live blog is closedRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman’s description of rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” was offensive – although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don’t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That’s why the gov -
No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under news laws to limit impact of strikes – UK politics live
via theguardian.comFormer PM’s deputy principal private secretary asked about entry in Sir Patrick Vallance’s diary about phrase reportedly used by JohnsonRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman’s description of rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” was offensive – although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don’t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That&rsq -
Boris Johnson joked about Treasury being the ‘pro death squad’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry told – UK politics live
via theguardian.comFormer PM’s deputy principal private secretary asked about entry in Sir Patrick Vallance’s diary about phrase reportedly used by JohnsonRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman’s description of rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” was offensive – although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don’t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That&rsq -
Sunak declines to back Suella Braverman’s claim homelessness is ‘lifestyle choice’ – UK politics live
via theguardian.comPrime minister does not accept that Braverman’s description was offensive but declines to use language himselfRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman’s description of rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” was offensive – although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don’t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That’s why the government is inves -
Cabinet minister refuses to back Suella Braverman’s claim homelessness is ‘lifestyle choice’ – UK politics live
via theguardian.comClaire Coutinho, energy secretary, says she ‘wouldn’t have used necessarily those words’ when asked about BravermanRishi Sunak has not accepted that Suella Braverman’s description of rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice” was offensive – although he declined to use her language himself.Asked this morning if the term was offensive, Sunak told broadcasters in a pooled interview:I don’t want anyone to sleep rough on our streets.That’s why the go -
Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist
via theguardian.comLeaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressedGovernment officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the country’s institutions and its values, according to documents seen by the Observer.The new definition, prepared by civil servants working for cabinet minister Michael Gove, is fiercely opposed by a cohort of officials who fear legitimat -
Counter-terror chiefs on alert for Iranian activity in UK exploiting Gaza war
via theguardian.comIsrael-Hamas conflict raises fears Iran might seek to encourage radical groups or terrorist activities in BritainIsrael and Hamas at war – latest updatesBritish counter-terrorism officers are monitoring closely if Iran will try to exploit the Israel-Hamas war for its own ends in the UK, amid wider anxieties that Tehran is an increasing security menace to dissidents and critics.Concerns about Russia and China are well established, but Iran’s campaign of intimidation and harassment has -
Counter-terror chiefs look out for UK moves by Iran to exploit Gaza war
via theguardian.comIsrael-Hamas war raises fears Iran might seek to encourage radical groups or terrorist activities in BritainIsrael and Hamas at war – latest updatesBritish counter-terrorism officers are monitoring closely if Iran will try to exploit the Israel-Hamas war for its own ends in the UK, amid wider anxieties that Tehran is an increasing security menace to dissidents and critics.Concerns about Russia and China are well established, but Iran’s campaign of intimidation and harassment has been -
Suella Braverman calls pro-Palestine demos ‘hate marches’
via theguardian.comHome secretary claims protesters want to ‘erase Israel from the map’ by chanting in support of PalestineIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesSuella Braverman has described the demonstrators taking to the streets in support of a ceasefire in Gaza as being involved in “hate marches”.In words that will anger some peace campaigners, the home secretary said “tens of thousands of people” had taken to the streets and had “chanted for the erasure of Israe -
British counter-terror officers closely monitoring Iran amid heightened risk
via theguardian.comIsrael-Hamas war stokes fears Iran may encourage radical groups or terrorist activities in UKBritish counter-terror officers are monitoring closely if Iran will try to exploit the Israel-Hamas war for its own ends in the UK, amid wider anxieties that Tehran is an increasing security menace to dissidents and critics.Concerns about Russia and China are well established, but Iran’s campaign of intimidation and harassment has been the most visible development in the domestic threat picture ove -
Man, 28, who brought bomb to Leeds hospital was self-radicalised, court told
via theguardian.comProsecution says patient at St James’s persuaded Mohammed Farooq to hand himself inA “self-radicalised” suspect who brought a pressure cooker bomb to a Leeds hospital in January was persuaded to hand himself in to police by a member of the public who “saved many lives”, a court heard.Mohammed Farooq, 28, brought a device containing nearly 10kg of explosive to St James’s hospital in the early hours of 20 January 2023, planning to detonate it in a terror attack, -
Man jailed for life for attempted murder of US woman stationed at GCHQ
via theguardian.comJoshua Bowles, 29, carried out reconnaissance before stabbing victim in Cheltenham in MarchA former UK intelligence worker has been jailed for life for attempting to murder an American woman who worked for the US government’s National Security Agency and was stationed at GCHQ in Gloucestershire.Joshua Bowles punched and stabbed the woman at a leisure centre 3 miles from the UK intelligence, security and cyber-agency’s Cheltenham base after researching the woman and carrying out surve -
UK ministers to hold Cobra meeting on terrorism threat from Israel-Hamas conflict
via theguardian.comSuella Braverman will meet police and national security officials at No 10 to discuss ‘accelerated’ riskIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesUK ministers will hold an emergency meeting of its Cobra committee amid concerns that the Israel-Gaza conflict has raised the possibility of a domestic terrorist incident.The home secretary, Suella Braverman, will meet national security officials and police at No 10 on Monday to assess the security risk after the deadly Hamas attack on Is -
Second investigation to open into role of British spies in torture of Guantánamo detainee
via theguardian.comLawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri claim UK intelligence was ‘complicit in his ill-treatment’ by the USThe UK’s intelligence agencies are facing a fresh judicial investigation into allegations British spies were complicit in the CIA’s post-9/11 secret torture and rendition programme.The investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) has said it will open a second investigation into allegations the intelligence services were involved in the mistreatment of a prisoner detained by the -
Britain is ‘omni-surveillance’ society, watchdog warns
via theguardian.comExclusive: Fraser Sampson says law is not keeping up with AI advances as police retain 3m images of innocent peopleBritain is an “omni-surveillance” society with police forces in the “extraordinary” position of holding more than 3m custody photographs of innocent people more than a decade after being told to destroy them, the independent surveillance watchdog has said.Fraser Sampson, who will end his term as the Home Office’s biometrics and surveillance commissioner -
How do we stop terrorism when its repercussions are so devastating? | Jason Burke
via theguardian.comFor more than 150 years hatemongers have felt powerful by making the public feel vulnerable and afraidFor more than 150 years, we have been living with terrorism. Like an inherited illness, it is passed from generation to generation. Waves of violence succeed one another. Early anarchists, fascists, 1960s revolutionaries, hijackers of the 1970s, militant nationalists in the 1980s, Islamist extremist or extreme rightwing hatemongers, all are variations on a dismal theme.Decades of security strate -
Shamima Begum a victim of trafficking when she left Britain for Syria, court told
via theguardian.comLawyers argue Home Office failed to properly consider whether Begum had been groomed before stripping her of UK citizenshipShamima Begum’s lawyers argued before the court of appeal on Tuesday that it was unlawful to deprive her of British citizenship because she was a victim of trafficking when she left the UK for Islamic State territory in Syria at 15.Samantha Knights KC, her barrister, told the start of a three-day hearing that the Home Office and a lower court had failed to properly con -
No 10 says police have extensive powers to act against chants of ‘jihad’
via theguardian.comCalls grow to tighten legislation but Met says it believes no offence was committed on London marchUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has argued that police already have “extensive powers” to take action against demonstrators who chanted about “jihad” in London at the weekend, as Keir Starmer said ministers should plug any gaps in the law.Suella Braverman, the home secretary, has held talks with the Met police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, after video -
Chinese surveillance firm recommits to UK after new guidance
via theguardian.comExclusive: Hikvision, whose kit is banned in US, receives clarification about where its cameras can be placedHikvision, the Chinese surveillance firm identified by the UK government as a security threat, has “recommitted” to Britain after receiving clarification that a ban on its cameras being positioned at sensitive sites does not extend to public authorities or police stations.In a message to clients, the Chinese state-owned company, whose equipment is prohibited in the US on natio -
Met must explain decision over ‘jihad’ chant at protest, says minister
via theguardian.comMark Harper says police should use full force of the law, as Met chief due to meet Suella BravermanThe Metropolitan police will be asked to explain to the home secretary why they failed to take action against demonstrators who chanted about “jihad” in London at the weekend, the transport secretary, Mark Harper, has said.Suella Braverman is to meet the force’s commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, after video footage from a rally on Saturday organised by the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahr -
Gaps in UK law allowing ‘jihad’ ‘known to government’
via theguardian.comBritain’s ex-head of counter-terrorism says government failed to act on a recommendation to change legislation Gaps in UK law that would allow words such as “jihad” to be shouted at rallies were known to the government but not acted upon, Britain’s former head of counter-terrorism has revealed.The comments from Neil Basu come as some ministers condemned police for their handling of weekend demonstrations in London, with the home secretary, Suella Braverman, due to meet th -
Gaps in law allowing ‘jihad’ to be shouted were ‘known to UK government’
via theguardian.comBritain’s ex-head of counter-terrorism says government failed to act on recommendation to change legislationGaps in the law that would allow words such as “jihad” to be shouted at rallies were known to the government but not acted upon, Britain’s former head of counter-terrorism has revealed.The comments from Neil Basu come as some ministers condemned police for their handling of weekend demonstrations in London, with the home secretary, Suella Braverman, due to meet the -
Gaps in UK law allowing shouts of ‘jihad’ ‘known to government’
via theguardian.comBritain’s ex-head of counter-terrorism says government failed to act on a recommendation to change legislationGaps in UK law that would allow words such as “jihad” to be shouted at rallies were known to the government but not acted upon, Britain’s former head of counter-terrorism has revealed.The comments from Neil Basu come as some ministers condemned police for their handling of weekend demonstrations in London, with the home secretary, Suella Braverman, due to meet the -
No 10 and security minister say UK is not ‘permissive’ about antisemitism
via theguardian.comClaim by counter-extremism adviser that integration failures have led to extremism rejected by Downing Street and Tom TugendhatIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesDowning Street and the security minister have rejected claims from the government’s counter-extremism adviser that the UK is a “permissive environment” for antisemitism because of a failure to integrate migrants.In a sign of splits over the government’s approach to community relations, the prime minister -
Security minister rejects claim UK is ‘permissive environment’ for antisemitism
via theguardian.comTom Tugendhat rejects remarks made by government’s independent counter-terrorism adviserUK politics live – latest updatesIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThe UK’s security minister has rejected comments made by the government’s independent counter-extremism adviser in which he said Britain was a “permissive environment” for antisemitism.Tom Tugendhat said threats to any community were taken “extremely seriously”. Continue reading... -
Terrorists could try to exploit artificial intelligence, MI5 and FBI chiefs warn
via theguardian.comIntelligence summit told terror groups or hostile states may seek to use AI to build bombs or disrupt electionsArtificial intelligence could be harnessed by terrorists or hostile states seeking to build bombs, spread propaganda or disrupt elections, according to the heads of MI5 and the FBI.Ken McCallum, the director general of MI5, and Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, said their organisations were monitoring developments and needed to cooperate with experts in the private sector to ta -
US and UK spy chiefs warn Middle East crisis could raise domestic terror threat
via theguardian.comHeads of MI5 and FBI say Jewish communities and other groups may face danger from lone actors, Iran or militantsIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThe heads of MI5 and the FBI have issued an unprecedented joint warning that the threat of a domestic terrorist attack could rise as a result of the crisis in the Middle East.The counter-terror chiefs said Jewish communities and organisations, as well as other groups, may face a heightened danger from lone actors, Hamas militants and Iran, a -
Up to 20,000 Britons approached by Chinese agents on LinkedIn, says MI5 head
via theguardian.comKen McCallum warns China is trying to steal industrial and technological secrets in the westUp to 20,000 Britons have been approached by Chinese state actors on LinkedIn in the hope of stealing industrial or technological secrets, the head of MI5 warned on Tuesday.Industrial espionage was happening at “real scale” Ken McCallum said. He estimated that 10,000 UK businesses were at risk, particularly in artificial intelligence, quantum computing or synthetic biology where China was tryi -
Industrial espionage: China has targeted 20,000 Britons on LinkedIn, says MI5
via theguardian.comState actors posing as recruiters with goal of stealing secrets, says security service director generalChinese state actors have approached 20,000 Britons on LinkedIn with the eventual goal of stealing industrial or technological secrets, the MI5 director general, Ken McCallum, has said.The aim was to try to fool people by posing as recruiters, and the scale of activity appeared to be accelerating, with 10,000 people targeted in the past two and a half years compared with a similar number in the -
Suspect on the run after two people shot dead in central Brussels – video report
via theguardian.comBelgium is on its highest level of security alert after two people were shot dead in central Brussels, as police warned the suspect is still on the run. According to video footage on social media, the alleged gunman, wearing a fluorescent orange jacket, fled the scene after using an automatic rifle. A video claiming responsibility for the shooting was circulating on social media, in which a man speaks Arabic, a source close to the case said.Belgium on high alert as two killed in Brussels shootin -
Brussels: Belgium-Sweden match abandoned after two Swedes shot dead – video report
via theguardian.comForensic police surveyed the scene of a shooting where two Swedes were shot dead in the centre of the city by a gunman who federal prosecutors said claimed to be inspired by Islamic State. The Euro 2024 qualifier match between Sweden and Belgium at King Badouin Stadium, about 5km away from the shooting, was abandoned at half-time and the crowd was instructed to stay inside the stadium. A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said the suspect remained at large and told residents to stay -
Liverpool hospital bomber had asylum claim grievance, police inquiry finds
via theguardian.comEmad al-Swealmeen, who died after detonating homemade device inside taxi, had been rejected for asylumA man who detonated a bomb outside a hospital had a grievance against the British state because his asylum claim was rejected, a police investigation has found.Emad al-Swealmeen, 32, detonated the device, which he had made himself, while in a taxi outside Liverpool Women’s hospital just before 11am on 14 November 2021. Continue reading... -
British Sikhs concerned over lack of security advice after activist’s murder in Canada
via theguardian.comSikh Federation wants ministers to set out how UK activists will be protected, after killing of Hardeep Singh NijjarBritish Sikhs have been asked to write to their MPs in an effort to get Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman to explain what steps police will take “to alert Sikh activists who may be under threat” after the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.The Sikh Federation is concerned that British officers have given no security advice to high-profile individuals or gurdwaras a -
British Sikhs urged to write to MPs after activist’s murder in Canada
via theguardian.comSikh Federation wants ministers to set out how UK activists will be protected, after killing of Hardeep Singh NijjarBritish Sikhs have been asked to write to their MPs in an effort to get Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman to explain what steps police will take “to alert Sikh activists who may be under threat” after the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.The Sikh Federation is concerned that British officers have given no security advice to high-profile individuals or gurdwaras a -
Family of dead para launch legal challenge to Northern Ireland legacy legislation
via theguardian.comThe law, which is preventing an investigation into the murder of Pte Tony Harrison in 1991, is a breach of the ECHR, his family argueThe mother and brother of a British army paratrooper shot dead by the IRA in 1991 have launched a legal challenge in the hope of having the new Northern Ireland legacy legislation declared incompatible with human rights law.Martha and Andy Seaman, from east London, argue the bill enacted last week is a breach of the European convention on human rights because it ha -
British journalist held by police at Luton airport for five hours without arrest
via theguardian.comMatt Broomfield, who has worked in Kurdish-controlled north-east Syria, had his phone and laptop seized when he was questioned last monthA British freelance journalist who previously worked in the Kurdish controlled part of Syria was held at Luton airport for five hours by counter-terror police without being arrested last month under controversial powers of detention.Matt Broomfield, 29, said he was met by police as he got off the plane with his girlfriend from Belgrade on 24 August and taken as -
UK parliamentary researcher arrested for alleged Chinese spying says he is innocent
via theguardian.comMan’s arrest led Rishi Sunak to confront Chinese premier over interference in UK democracyA parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for China has insisted he is “completely innocent”.The man said he had spent his career highlighting the “challenge and threats presented by the Chinese Communist party”. The arrest under the Official Secrets Act led to Rishi Sunak confronting the Chinese premier, Li Qiang, at the G20 summit on Sunday over what he descr -
China accuses UK of ‘slander’ over arrest of parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying
via theguardian.comWestminster worker had links to senior Conservatives and potential access to sensitive informationBeijing has labelled as “malicious slander” and a “political farce” the scandal surrounding the arrest of a man in London on suspicion of spying for the Chinese government.On Sunday it emerged that a parliamentary researcher with links to senior Conservatives and potential access to sensitive information had been arrested over allegations of spying for China. Continue reading -
Surveillance centre hailed as critical in capture of escaped terror suspect
via theguardian.comFour-day search for Daniel Khalife was coordinated at new Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in LondonThe capture of escaped terrorism suspect Daniel Khalife is being hailed as a vindication of a decision to bring together police and the intelligence agencies into a new £412m surveillance centre.The four-day search for Khalife was coordinated at the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in West Brompton, central London, where for the first time in a manhunt counter-terror police work -
Police investigate first reported sighting of escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife
via theguardian.comSighting of terrorism suspect near Wandsworth Roundabout could be ‘very significant’, according to Met commanderPolice are investigating the first reported sighting of escaped terrorism suspect Daniel Khalife and offering a £20,000 reward for any information that might lead to his arrest.As the search for Khalife threatened to extend into a fourth day, the reported sighting offered a glimmer of light for officers still struggling for a breakthrough after a search of Richmond Pa -
Risk of corruption in Border Force increased by staff dissatisfaction
via theguardian.comConfused leadership structures hampering ability of UK border security agency to stop staff abusing positions, watchdog findsDissatisfaction over pay and conditions has increased the risk of corruption in the Border Force, the government’s watchdog has said.David Neal, the chief inspector of borders and immigration, said in a report that the UK’s border security agency could face its own version of the scandals that have engulfed policing if it does not improve its ability to deal wi -
Risk of corruption in Border Force increased by dissatisfaction over pay and conditions
via theguardian.comConfused leadership structures and lack of data is hampering ability of UK border security agency to stop staff abusing positions, watchdog findsDissatisfaction over pay and conditions has increased the risk of corruption in the Border Force, the Government’s watchdog has said.David Neal, the chief inspector of borders and immigration, said in a report that the UK’s border security agency could face its own version of the scandals that have engulfed policing if it does not improve it -
'Daniel Khalife will be found': independent investigation to take place into prison escape – video
via theguardian.comThe UK justice secretary has told MPs that an independent investigation will take place after former soldier Daniel Abed Khalife’s escape from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday. Alex Chalk added that strapping had been found under the vehicle that Khalife, who is accused of terrorism, appears to have escaped withUK politics: latest updates Continue reading... -
UK government’s refusal to confirm Skripal spy role is ‘surreal’, lawyers say
via theguardian.comMichael Mansfield KC criticises argument for restriction orders before inquiry into 2018 novichok poisoning of Dawn SturgessLawyers for the family of the woman who died in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings have claimed the UK government’s refusal to confirm that Sergei Skripal was a spy was like a scene from Alice in Wonderland.Michael Mansfield KC, who represents the family of Dawn Sturgess, said it was “surreal” that the government was arguing for restriction orders to be imp -
First Shipment of New Gepard Ammunition Now on its Way to Ukraine
via defencetalk.comDefenceTalk35mm ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft tank shipped to Ukraine 300,000 rounds ordered; production now relocated to Germany Elaborate postdevelopment process New production facility in Unterluss to provide a secure supply of ammunition for the Gepard Rheinmetall experts in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy contributed to the project’s success A first shipment of new ammunition for the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-shipment-of-new-gepard-ammunition-now-on-its-way-to- -
China warns against ‘new Cold War’ as big powers meet in SE Asia
via defencetalk.comDefenceTalkChina’s premier said on Wednesday major powers must oppose a new Cold War, a thinly veiled reference to Washington as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia. Beijing has expressed concern about US-backed blocs forming on its doorstep, while facing disputes with other powers in the region over the South China Sea […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-warns-against-new-cold-war-as-big-powers-meet-in-se-asia-80077/
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