Richard Holmes 🕵🏻♂️
@Richard_AHolmes
Multi-award winning investigative reporter at @theipaper Two-time Pulitzer finalist and former young journalist of the year. [email protected]
NEW: Three individuals with links to Russian military and intelligence travelled to the UK and stayed near top-secret air bases around the time of suspicious drone sightings. Investigation for @theipaper revealing suspected Russian influence in the UK. inews.co.uk/news/russian-l…
The UK is at risk of becoming a dumping ground for cheap solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour, a parliamentary committee has warned. While the US & EU crack down, Britain lags behind. inews.co.uk/news/uk-risks-…
This is v worrying news
Government plans to reintroduce extradition cooperation with Hong Kong are highly concerning. Why does the Government deem this reasonable when freedom of expression, political freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong have been crushed by The National Security Law and the…
NEW: Budget cuts and promotion freezes are seeing staff at UK intelligence agencies leave for the private sector. With the promise of better pay, career progression and better work-life balance, the govt faces a drain of talent from security services. inews.co.uk/news/mi5-spies…
MI5 spies are quitting for better pay and work-life balance trib.al/ogBNgsh
EXC: The MoD scrapped a crucial email safety check years before the Afghan data leak. Safeguards mitigating against this type of leak were stripped away, security awareness declined, and infighting between gov depts ensued. Fresh details for @theipaper: inews.co.uk/news/crucial-m…
National security.
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🇬🇧🇮🇷 There were many warnings about Iran's hostile operations in the UK after a big dossier was published by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee But most reports missed the fascinating, frightening details of real-life cases scattered in its 246 pages... (🧵1/3)
Yesterday the Intelligence and Security Committee met with the Prime Minister for the first time since 2014. There is still work to do but this is an important step in putting relations between the ISC and government back on an even keel.
🚨 NEW: A specialist NATO unit is working with British intelligence to investigate and prevent “hybrid warfare” attacks by Russia on UK soil. This is a key alignment in response to increased aggression from Putin. Here’s why it matters 👇
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