{"id":302916,"date":"2025-12-17T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-much-foreign-interference-is-there-in-uk-politics-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:00:13","slug":"how-much-foreign-interference-is-there-in-uk-politics-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-much-foreign-interference-is-there-in-uk-politics-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"How much foreign interference is there in UK politics? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QL4nETkyGVY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How much foreign interference is there in UK politics? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QL4nETkyGVY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, the government has ordered an independent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics.<\/p>\n<p>The government say this is in response to what it called the \u201cshocking\u201d case of Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales. Gill was jailed in November, after admitting to taking bribes for pro-Russian interviews and speeches when he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the review, Communities Secretary Steve Reed said the government must &quot;learn the lessons&quot; from the case so &quot;this can never happen again&quot;. Responding to Reed&#8217;s statement in the Commons, Reform UK&#8217;s deputy leader Richard Tice said his party welcomed the review but called on the government to also make sure it looked into the influence of China on the Labour Party. Victoria and Chris discuss what the review could mean<\/p>\n<p>Plus, President Donald Trump has filed, what is being reported as, a $5 billion dollar lawsuit against the BBC. Caitr\u00edona Perry and the FT\u2019s global media editor Daniel Thomas explain what\u2019s in the lawsuit and why the BBC has said it plans to fight it.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #UKPolitics #Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the government has ordered an independent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics. The government say this is in response to what it called the \u201cshocking\u201d case of Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales. 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