US EditionHome secretary pledges new powers to target foreign intelligence agencies seeking to recruit 'criminals and misfits'
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper promises to introduce measures aimed at preventing foreign intelligence services from recruiting criminals and other unsuitable individuals within the UK.
- This pledge follows a review by terrorism tsar Jonathan Hall, who advised creating proscription-like notices targeting hostile state groups.
- Recent charges against three Iranian nationals accused of spying highlight increased state threats and the need for tougher legislation.
- Cooper warned that the actions of the Iranian government represent a serious and intolerable risk to national security, emphasizing the need for stronger measures, while noting that police investigations have surged by nearly 50%.
- The new laws will empower authorities to proscribe state-backed groups, create related criminal offences, and enhance stop-and-search and passport seizure powers.
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Hostile state actors face terrorism-style sanctions amid Iranian spies row
HOSTILE state actors will face terrorism-style sanctions in a crackdown announced after three Iranian nationals were charged with spying. It would finally see foreign agents like Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps slapped with “threat notices” akin to proscription for extremist groups. GettyYvette Cooper has accepted the recommendations of a security review by the government’s terrorism tsar Jonathan Hall[/caption] Home Secretary Yvette Cooper yes…
Home secretary pledges new powers to target foreign intelligence agencies seeking to recruit 'criminals and misfits'
Recommendations include greater stop and search powers and the removal of suspects' passports, while foreign agents operating in the UK could also be criminalised.
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The IndependentNew powers to tackle hostile state threats after Iran spying charges
The Home Office will introduce new laws that will allow the UK to proscribe state-based groups such as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. New powers will be drawn up to tackle threats from hostile states, the Home Secretary has announced, after three Iranian nationals were charged with spying offences. Yvette Cooper told MPs the cases come as there are a “series of grave wider issues” for national security as the defendants were charged w…
UK Plans New Powers to Tackle Rise in Iran-Backed Threats
Britain plans to strengthen its ability to crack down on state-backed terrorist threats following an increase in security incidents involving Iranian nationals in the UK, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said on Monday.
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