Is UK democracy safe from interference? Security Minister gives evidence on election security and trust
On Monday 17 March, Government Ministers will appear before the cross-party Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, to give evidence to MPs and Peers on the UK’s ability to deter foreign interference and defend elections from attacks.
Meeting details
Members of the Committee will ask what the Government learned about security from the 2024 General Election. Topics discussed will likely include cyber attacks, mis and disinformation, intimidation of election candidates and the threat of a gradual erosion of trust in democracy.
The Committee may question Ministers about the UK’s exposure to heightened Russian aggression and what is being done to improve resilience, given the UK’s role in the Ukraine peace settlement and Europe’s evolving relationship with the US.
The Committee will also question Security Minister Dan Jarvis and Baroness Jones of Whitchurch about the work of the Defending Democracy Taskforce to address an increasingly complex security environment, and whether the security and intelligence services are doing enough to defend the UK’s democratic institutions.