Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 100374

Elections: Subversion

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has met with his French counterparts to consider parallel legislation to prevent outside interference in domestic elections.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Government takes any attempts to intervene in democratic processes very seriously. It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect our democratic and electoral processes, including from foreign interference. We have a robust toolkit of meas...

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