Russia report: UK considers tougher security laws amid criticism by MPs
The government faces calls to do far more to counter Russian espionage and subversion after Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said the UK was the main target after the US and Nato.
Such an Act would compel those who represent the interests of foreign powers to register on arrival in the UK. Those who did not - and so operated covertly - would be breaking the law.said any new legislation would aim to make the UK a"harder environment for adversaries to operate in" and could be modelled on similar laws in the US and Australia.
Mr Thomas-Symonds said:"On every level the government's response does not appear to be equal to the threat.
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