"The plan will see the intelligence services deliver security briefings for political parties and issue new guidance to election candidates to help them recognise, resist and report suspicious activity; work with professional networking sites to make them a more hostile operating environment for spies; and tighten rules on political donations through a new Elections Bill. He will add that the government will continue to take further action against China-based actors involved in malicious cyber activity against the UK and our allies."
"Security Minister, Dan Jarvis MBE, said, "Today we've taken action to expose a covert and calculated attempt by China to interfere with our sovereign affairs. This government's first duty is to keep the country safe, which is why I've announced new action to give security officials the powers and tools they need to help disrupt and deter foreign espionage activity wherever they find it.""
MI5 issued an alert to MPs, Peers and parliamentary staff after identifying Chinese intelligence officers attempting to recruit people with access to sensitive British state information via professional networking sites. Two online profiles believed to be legitimate headhunters were named as building relationships with targets on LinkedIn. A Counter Political Interference and Espionage Action Plan will coordinate measures to disrupt and deter state spying, including security briefings for political parties, guidance for election candidates, collaboration with networking platforms to harden online environments, and tighter rules on political donations through a new Elections Bill. Continued action will target China-based malicious cyber actors.
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