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Jarvis to Brief Critical Firms on Russian Digital Threats

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC · How we work

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Security Minister Dan Jarvis will brief critical infrastructure firms on Russian digital intrusions, sabotage and information warfare.
Cabinet Office moved parts of the home defence programme deadline from 2035 to 2030.
Labour pledged the biggest sustained defence spending increase since the Cold War’s end.
Labour leader Wes Streeting ordered Britons to stockpile tinned food, bottled water and cash for war or disaster.

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Security Minister Dan Jarvis will brief critical infrastructure firms on Russian digital intrusions, sabotage and information warfare.
Cabinet Office moved parts of the home defence programme deadline from 2035 to 2030.
Labour pledged the biggest sustained defence spending increase since the Cold War’s end.
Labour leader Wes Streeting ordered Britons to stockpile tinned food, bottled water and cash for war or disaster.