British Nationality: Iran

(asked on 19th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of threat posed by Iran to British nationals.


Answered by
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Tom Tugendhat
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
This question was answered on 19th December 2022

On 16th November, the Director General of MI5 outlined that since January, there have been at least ten threats to kidnap or even kill UK-based individuals, and there have been threats from Iran arise since that speech.

Iran has established a pattern of this type of behaviour which is deplorable, yet sadly typical of the regime and its lack of respect for basic rights.

The Home Office works closely across Government to ensure all tools are utilised to protect individuals in the UK against any threats from the Iranian state.

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