Official Secrets
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Initial release | USA |
|---|---|
| Directors | Gavin Hood |
| Based on | The Spy |
| Producers | Ged Doherty |
| Elizabeth Fowler | |
| Melissa Shiyu Zuo | |
| Screenplay | Gavin Hood |
| Gregory Bernstein | |
| Sara Bernstein | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1248344 |
About Official Secrets
One day in 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, British intelligence specialist Katharine Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the United States is enlisting Britain's help in collecting compromising information on U. N. Security Council members to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press. …
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... Thomas Newsome, 37, was of the Official Secrets Act and was due to face trial in 2024...
Five alleged Russian spies appear in London court
... Met Police counter-terrorism officers arrested them in February under the Official Secrets Act...
James Cleverly refuses to say if he raised Parliament spy claim with China
... Last weekend, that two men had been arrested in March under the Official Secrets Act...
China poses threat to UK way of life, says Rishi Sunak
... Earlier this week, news emerged that police had working in Parliament under the Official Secrets Act, amid claims he was spying for China...
Security services warn over Chinese infiltration in politics
...By Henry ZeffmanChief political correspondentWestminster has been agog every since the revelation that a parliamentary researcher has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act, under suspicion of working as a Chinese agent...
UK will not accept Chinese interference - Sunak
... The Met Police confirmed on Saturday that two men were arrested under the Official Secrets Act in March...
Has the UK woken up to the China spy challenge?
... In particular, they argued the Official Secrets Act was not fit for purpose...
Parliament researcher rejects China spying claims
... The researcher was one of two men arrested in March under the Official Secrets Act...
James Cleverly refuses to say if he raised Parliament spy claim with China
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has refused to say whether he spoke to the Chinese government about a researcher in Parliament who was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
Mr Cleverly said both he and the PM had spoken to Chinese leaders about " interference in our democracy".
But , asked if he raised the allegations with Beijing, He Said he would not comment on " security related matters".
The researcher has said he is " completely innocent".
Last Weekend , that two men had been arrested in March under the Official Secrets Act.
Sources have told The Bbc that one of The Men had been a parliamentary researcher involved in international affairs Issues .
The case has sparked renewed concern among some in the Conservative Party about the government's approach to China.
Senior Tory MPs - including former Prime Minister Liz Truss - have urged the government to officially designate China a " threat" - a step the government has resisted taking.
Asked about the criticism from his own party, Mr Cleverly said: " Pretending China doesn't exist is not a credible policy. "
He Said there were A Number of Issues the UK wanted to discuss with China - including - But This Was best done through " face-to-face conversations".
Last month, Mr Cleverly became The First Foreign Secretary to visit China in five years.
Asked if he knew about the arrest of a parliamentary researcher prior to The Trip , He Said he would not comment.
Pressed on whether or not he had discussed the case with Chinese officials, he again refused to say.
He added that both he and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - When he met the Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 Summit - had raised Chinese actions which " are seeking to undermine or distort our democracy".
Earlier This Week , Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused Mr Sunak of failing to " heed the warnings" about China and called for a " full audit" of relations between the Two Countries .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
