Democracy & Elections
Electoral integrity, defending democracy, political party security, election interference
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 35PMQs 2026-03-25
Rebuilding trust and integrity in our democracy matters deeply to my constituents. Does the Prime Minister agree that there has never been a more urgent need to defend our country from hostile forces ...
PMQs 2026-03-11
The right hon. and learned Gentleman said, “If she were Prime Minister”, but if I were Prime Minister, HMS Dragon would have left a week ago. The only time—[Hon. Members: “More!”] The only time, he ha...
PMQs 2025-11-26
Ms Roberts questioned why the Prime Minister was unwilling to take responsibility and launch a full investigation into foreign interference in our democracies given the limitations of the Reform party...
PMQs 2025-10-15
Can the Prime Minister update the House on the Government’s elections Bill? Does he agree that parties whose leaders accept Russian bribes cannot be trusted?...
PMQs 2024-05-08
In addition to losing two Tory MPs in two weeks, the Prime Minister has been on the receiving end of some of the biggest by-election swings in history. He has also lost 1,500 Tory councillors, half of...
PMQs 2024-05-01
Greenpeace Unearthed found 36 supposed grassroots campaign groups that were actually administered by Conservative staff and activists and which were forums for vile racism, antisemitism and Islamophob...
PMQs 2024-03-13
Your No. 10 office acknowledged an unacceptable rise in extremist activity seeking to divide our society and hijack democratic institutions. Is not this extremism your Tory donors' odious, racist, dan...
PMQs 2024-02-21
We have legislated to give the public ID verification options on social media, and tech companies know the safety value and popularity of that, because they offer it now, but for a big fee every month...
PMQs 2024-01-17
Yesterday, the Conservative candidate for the Wellingborough by-election revealed that the Conservative party had offered her a deal to be the candidate if the previous Member—her partner—stood down w...
PMQs 2023-11-29
The increasing proliferation of AI-generated disinformation and deepfakes poses a clear and present danger not only to our democratic process, but to the administration of justice itself. What further...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 250Topical Questions 2026-04-21
Last month, the Rycroft review confirmed that the UK [K faces persistent and strategic interference from hostile states and warned [K that our defences against information warfare are “worryingly weak...
BBC 2026-04-16
Trump donor Larry Ellison and his son David own C [1D [K CBS News, will soon own CNN, and part-own TikTok. One year after Oracle pai [3D [K paid a six-figure sum to Hanover Communications, the BBC fac...
BBC 2026-04-16
I am concerned about Trump donor Larry Ellison ow [2D [K owning CBS News, soon owning CNN, part-owning TikTok, and paying a six-figu [8D [K six-figure sum to Hanover Communications for the BBC's lawsu...
Topical Questions 2026-04-13
I welcome the action that the Government are taking to improve the reporting and transparency of political donations from unincorporated associations in the Representation of the People Bill. Since 20...
Topical Questions 2026-04-13
The Secretary of State cannot answer—he does not have an answer. Perhaps he can give the answer that he failed to give in response to a written question, because he has once again refused to publish e...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
Given the ongoing national security concerns, including the risk of foreign interference in elections, will the Home Secretary set out what her Department is doing to ensure that individuals convicted...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
What conversations has the Minister had with colleagues across Government about a whole-of-society approach to misinformation?...
Standards in Government 2026-03-05
Does the Minister agree that companies donating to political parties should be automatically disqualified from Government contracts, given the past 25 years of data showing companies donating tens of ...
Standards in Government 2026-03-05
What steps is the Government taking to uphold standards, given concerns about conflicts of interest and the impact of political donations on Government contracts?...
Foreign State Actors Disinformation 2026-03-05
Given that Meta's representative was unable to confirm whether the company is doing enough to prevent foreign actors from using social media to undermine democratic rights and freedoms, and with the S...