In October 2025, MI5 issued urgent guidance to parliament warning that Russian hackers had stolen data from members of parliament, leaked sensitive UK-US trade documents ahead of the 2019 general election, and impersonated foreign embassies to contact ministers directly.

In mid-October 2025 MI5 issued security guidance to MPs and staff warning of espionage and cyber threats from Russia, China and Iran. UK authorities have separately attributed to Russian actors the theft/leak of UK-US trade documents ahead of the December 2019 general election and the impersonation of embassies to approach officials, matching the incidents cited.

▸ GOV.UK / NCSC — UK exposes attempted Russian cyber interference in politics and democratic processes ▸ Euronews — UK's MI5 warns lawmakers of spying threat from China, Russia and Iran

Checked Wed 1 Jul, 10:08 · Broadcast: E-petition debate relating to pro-Israel influence on UK politics & democracy - Monday 22 June 2026.

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