Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department are taking to prevent the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from interfering in British political, cultural and religious life.

Though we do not routinely comment on operational matters or specific threats, the UK will always stand up to threats from foreign nations. We will use all tools at our disposal to protect the UK and our interests from any Iran-linked threats.

I recognise the importance of tackling all threats to, and interference in, the functioning of our democracy and our civil society.

As I announced in this House on 1 November, the Prime Minister has asked me to lead a taskforce to drive forward work to protect UK democratic processes. This taskforce will consider the full range of threats, including interference, to build further resilience within our democratic institutions and safeguard against physical, personnel and cyber threats.