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Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics Independent Review

Asked by Phil BrickellLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 120131

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish the findings of the urgent review into foreign financial interference in politics in their entirety.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

In December, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced an independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics. The review findings will be delivered to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Security Minister by the end of March 2026.

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government will ensure that Mr Rycroft’s report is made available to Parliament at the earliest opportunity after it is received.

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