Peter Swallow

Peter Swallow

Labour — Bracknell

Speaking in the House of Commons on 25 March 2026

Debate

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

Contribution

I thank Sir Philip Rycroft for his important work. In his review, he notes: “The online environment has created a cheap and relatively simple means of getting anonymised content in front of ordinary people in a way that seeks to undermine their trust in the political process.” He notes that this activity is “strategic, long-term and patient”, and that “dissonance is its own reward.” Does the Secretary of State agree with those findings? What can we do to address the challenge of misinformation and disinformation on social media and in online spaces?

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