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Lord Dixon of Jericho (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 June 2026

Debate

Foreign Interference in UK Democratic Processes

Contribution

My Lords, I declare an interest as the chief executive of the Liberal Democrats. Earlier this week, the Liberal Democrat systems were, I am reliably informed, attacked by a hostile state in a sophisticated attack. Fortunately, the protections that we had in place were robust against this attack, and we had the full co-operation of the security services in helping us to withstand that attack. However, given the way that that foreign state is particularly targeting political parties, does the Minister think that the support given to all political parties across the spectrum is proportionate to the level of threat that we now face?

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