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1 week ago | politico.eu | Mason Boycott-Owen |Charlie Cooper |Abby Wallace |Nicholas Earl

But its formulation has also been heavily influenced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who visited China in January to drum up Chinese investment in Britain. This same Whitehall tug-of-war between “securocrats” and growth has snagged a second U.K. policy — the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), a public register of the activities of hostile nations in Britain, which will launch in July after long delays.

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Presented by Intuit By MASON BOYCOTT-OWEN PRESENTED BY Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend political news following the dramatic recall of parliament to save the British steel industry. Let’s catch you up on all the action.

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Mason Boycott-Owen

LONDON — The U.K.’s special relationship with the United States has been stretched on several fronts by President Donald Trump’s new administration, but many in the national security community considered the last bastion to be the countries’ approach to intelligence. Recently, however, substantial cracks have begun to appear even there.

3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Mason Boycott-Owen

Presented by Lloyds Banking Group By MASON BOYCOTT-OWEN PRESENTED BY Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend politics news.

1 month ago | politico.eu | Mason Boycott-Owen

LONDON — A host of Britain’s overseas security projects are due to end this month — and there’s no clear signal from the cash-strapped Labour government on whether they will continue. As Chancellor Rachel Reeves reaches for government savings, POLITICO has identified more than 35 schemes — such as those aimed at preventing ISIS recruitment and weapons smuggling — inherited from the previous Conservative administration which come to an end in March.