Priti Patel

Priti Patel

Conservative — Witham

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 November 2026

Debate

China: Breach of UK Parliamentarians’ Data

Contribution

The evidence that China poses a threat to our national security and democracy is clearly overwhelming. We have spent a lot of time discussing this matter in the House, including the threats to parliamentarians and the overall security threat. The Minister has spoken in glowing terms about the foreign influence registration scheme, which the Government introduced, and said that it is working. Can he give an explanation to this House as to why China is not on the enhanced tier of FIRS?

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