UK Plans New Law to Counter Threat From Foreign Spies

UK Plans New Law to Counter Threat From Foreign Spies
Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the headquarters of MI5 at Thames House in London on Feb. 25, 2020. Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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The government is to strengthen Britain’s “archaic” counter-espionage laws amid growing concern about the security threat from foreign spies operating in the UK.

The Queen’s Speech includes a commitment to a Counter-State Threats Bill which will create a U.S.-style register of foreign agents.