The British government is to introduce new legislation aimed at cracking down on foreign spying and interference in the country’s economy and democracy.
The Foreign Influence Registration scheme forms part of the National Security Bill announced Tuesday in the symbolic Queen’s Speech, which outlines the legislation intentions of the government in the next session of the British Parliament.
The bill will overhaul counter-espionage rules—some of which date back to the First World War—and hand the intelligence and law enforcement agencies greater powers to protect Britain’s strategic interests and uphold society’s integrity by “deterring, detecting, and disrupting” foreign agents.
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