United Kingdom
Westminster wants own counterintelligence

Spotlight | United Kingdom
MI6 strengthens legal team to weigh in on future changes in intelligence legislation

Faced with a packed legislative schedule involving the Investigatory Powers Act, National Security Bill and Human Rights Act, the British foreign intelligence service is strengthening its legal team, which has been tasked with lobbying in Westminster.

United Kingdom
UK Home Office reorganises intelligence to better monitor post-Brexit borders

The Border Force and immigration intelligence services are to be merged into a single Home Office directorate, which will second some of its analysts to GCHQ.

China, United Kingdom
United Front expands soft power with new operations centre in London

The Chinese Overseas Foundation, which typically operates through non-profit associations based in China, has decided to open a London centre.

United Kingdom
British internal intelligence suppliers in courtroom battle

Excession, a British startup advised by former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe, is challenging the award of a surveillance room command and control software framework deal to Airbox Systems in a case that tests Britain's rules on intelligence technology procurement.

The Intelligence Gazette
CIS, UK counter state threats bill, Palestine-Algeria

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris via Moscow.

Palestine-AlgeriaMaster spy Noureddine Mekri takes a stab at Palestinian reconciliation

United KingdomChristine Lee affair sparks Tom Tugendhat's push for draft bill on counter state threats

Russia'Compatriot' think-tank receives award

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Intelligence and Security Committee still fighting for oversight of Investment Security Unit

The British parliamentary intelligence committee is still pushing for greater scrutiny of the new foreign investment unit against an unbending British government. It is also asking to overhaul its own powers.

Spotlight | Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Boris Johnson consults corporate intelligence firms on China

As it puts the finishing touches on its new Investment Security Unit, set up to prevent attempts at economic predation on UK businesses, especially from China, 10 Downing Street is turning to corporate intelligence firms to help with the task.

United Kingdom
Foreign Affairs Committee wants to have a say in foreign investment oversight

A new report from Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee shows that the group unsuccessfully petitioned to be involved in the new Investment Security Unit's scrutiny of foreign investments.