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Measures to combat disinformation in UK hinging on new PM

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Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Emily Thornberry, have published a bipartisan report calling for the creation of a large, interdepartmental National Counter Disinformation Centre.
Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Emily Thornberry, have published a bipartisan report calling for the creation of a large, interdepartmental National Counter Disinformation Centre. © House of Commons/Handout via Reuters

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's term in office is set to end without a resolution to the matter of how the fight against disinformation should be organised at government level. Should it stay under the remit of the Foreign Office and its intelligence services, or be dealt with in a separate department altogether, as Westminster recommends?

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