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Drew Caveney-Holler, PhD Candidate in International Relations, Durham University

What Andy Burnham can learn from Sweden about defending against Russian disinformation

Magnus Hjort, director of Sweden's psychological defence agency, says social media is giving authoritarian 'better opportunities' to influence foreign elections. Michael715 / Shutterstock

In his speech at the UN General Assembly in September, Andy Burnham announced that his security chiefs would begin work on a new National Centre for Information Defence.

The UK prime minister said the centre was necessary because of Russian attempts to “spread lies and disinformation”. He added: “Faced with this information warfare, security starts in every home.”

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