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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Abbie Llewelyn

DARK SECRETS: Scheme to register foreign agents comes into full effect as grace period ends | Rare Historical Photos

Security minister Dan Jarvis said the UK ‘will not tolerate covert foreign influence in our democracy’ (James Manning/PA credit) - (PA Wire)

Agents of foreign states in the UK must now be registered, after the grace period for a new scheme expired at the end of September.

The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (Firs) requires anyone carrying out “political influence activities” on behalf of a foreign power to register with the Government or face prosecution.

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