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Burnham: UK believes Iran played a part in RAF Fairford incident

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there were “strong indications” Iran was involved, the first time the government has named a state behind the suspected plot.

Whitehall Minute
Official portrait of Prime Minister Andy Burnham wearing glasses and a dark suit with a maroon tie
DEFENCE & SECURITY

MI5: More than 100 academics linked to Chinese spy-tied institute

The Security Service named the China General Technology Research Institute and said its primary purpose is to fund research that directly improves China’s Ministry of…

Whitehall Minute
A university campus building in the UK, evoking the academic research setting named in the MI5 alert