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The UK government hosted a senior US government delegation for the second United States-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue. 

• Updated: 9 May 2024

The move is part of a major package of measures to tighten defences against alleged malign activity by Russia across the UK and Europe.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.

• Updated: 27 April 2024

The Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, yesterday announced his intention to launch a consultation on measures to protect UK universities from national security threats posed by foreign states.

• Updated: 26 April 2024

New laws have been passed as part of an update to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

The UK sanctioned a further 7 individuals and 6 entities that enabled Iran's destabilising activity in the Middle East, including its direct attack on Israel.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

Delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister

• Updated: 18 April 2024

Deputy Prime Minister warns UK is “in cyber and economic contestation with an increasing range of state and non-state actors”.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

DASA seeks innovations to provide protection for land based assets from air attacks

• Updated: 17 April 2024

UK calls out pattern of malicious cyber activity by Chinese state-affiliated organisations and individuals targeting democratic institutions and parliamentarians.

• Updated: 2 April 2024

The Chargé d'Affaires at the Chinese Embassy attended the summons after attribution of cyber attacks to Chinese state-affiliated individuals and organisations.

• Updated: 26 March 2024

Integrated Security Fund Launch event at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

• Updated: 27 February 2024

Released 27th February 2024.

• Updated: 27 February 2024

The United Kingdom, United States and France release the following joint statement.

• Updated: 24 February 2024

The UK benefited from £830 million in the 2022 to 2023 financial year delivering programmes and peacekeeping in more than 90 countries to bolster global security.

• Updated: 18 January 2024

Two former Dstl researchers and inventors use their expertise to manufacture laser detection and protection systems for defence and security industries.

• Updated: 9 January 2024

Policing and intelligence partners now have more powers to foil covert foreign influence, with espionage laws updated to tackle 21st century threats.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

A government body which creates secret technologies to support national security is today launching a new drive to work more openly with technology firms and academics.

• Updated: 6 December 2023

Published on 13 November 2023.

• Updated: 13 November 2023

The government has introduced legislation to update the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

• Updated: 8 November 2023