Written Question·Home Office·UIN 73017

Asylum: Intimidation

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Bobby Dean

Liberal Democrat — Carshalton and Wallington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reassure (a) exiled activists and (b) foreign dissidents residing in the UK that they will be protected from intimidation and censorship.

Answer

Sarah Jones

This Government takes the protection of individuals’ rights, safety and freedoms, including freedom of speech, very seriously. The UK is an open and diverse country and freedom of speech is one of the values that defines us as a society. We are absolutely...

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