Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 105450

Politics and Government: Disinformation

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the European Union on the use of disinformation by states to interfere in (a) political processes and (

Answer

Stephen Doughty
In her speech on 9 December 2025 marking the centenary of the Locarno Treaty, the Foreign Secretary spoke at length about the rising threat from information warfare, designed to create division and undermine democracy in societies like ours. We are workin...

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