New Rules Needed to Protect UK Politics From ‘Chilling’ Foreign Influence: Report

The Standards Committee has proposed robust new measures to mitigate 'significant risks' to All-Party Parliamentary Groups.

The Houses of Parliament, London, in an undated file photo. Fiona Hanson/PA

New rules to protect UK politics from “chilling risks” posed by hostile states and foreign influence should be implemented, MPs have been told.

A series of robust proposals put forward by the Commons Standards Committee said an outright ban should be placed on foreign government secretariats and annual reports on income and spending should be published.