Dan Jarvis comments on the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Annual Report

Dan Jarvis MP, Labour’s Shadow Security Minister, commenting on the publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Annual Report 2022/23, said:

“National security is the first duty of any government. However, this report exposes serious gaps in the government's response.

“There has been no meeting with a Prime Minister since 2014. In the meantime, the committee has issued serious warnings over oversight on sensitive transactions, and over the government's decision to reject Labour’s amendment to the National Security Act that would have strengthened the ISC's oversight of agency work.

“We need renewed leadership to keep our country, people, and institutions safe. Labour would put national security at the heart of our programme for government, including leading cross-government action to tackle state threats."

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Intelligence and Security Committee’s Annual Report 2022/23:https://isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ISC-Annual-Report-2022-2023.pdf