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Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 March 2026

Debate

Iranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and Preparation

Contribution

My Lords, the source of much of this activity is the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Why have our Government not proscribed it to try and prevent this activity at source? Secondly, the growth of the rampant misinformation and disinformation, which is causing Islamophobia and antisemitism—some, indeed, from far-right evangelical groups in the United States—is now becoming pervasive. What work are the Government doing with Ofcom to prevent that at source?

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