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Lord Callanan (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 July 2025

Debate

United Kingdom: Soft Power

Contribution

My Lords, while soft power is of course a vital instrument for advancing the UK’s values and global influence, there is another side to it. Therefore, I want to ask the Minister what assessment the Government have made of the ways in which soft power can be used also by hostile states, such as Russia, Iran and China, to undermine democratic societies, including our own, and what steps the Government are taking to mitigate these risks.

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