The Latest Breaking News from Alicia Kearns

Rishi Sunak risks row with Tory hawks over China balancing act

UK PM warns China plans to ‘reshape the world order’but stops short of reclassifying it as a threat to national security

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

Public must recognise ‘collective responsibility’ for keeping UK safe, says MP

Alicia Kearns stressed the need to build resilience across government, businesses and citizens to protect the UK from autocracies such as Russia.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

UK ministers urged to get off TikTok as EU bans staff from using it over security fears

Former Tory Party leader has described the government's response to TikTok security fears "pretty weak" after the European Commission banned staff from using it on work devices

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Who owns TikTok? Chinese-owned ByteDance files lawsuit against US government ban

TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon, with more than one billion users worldwide, but who owns it and what personal data can it access?

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

Stark TikTok warning as all users told to delete app

Reports say TikTok 'gives away users' data' but app bosses say it can 'be trusted'

Liverpool Echo · Feb 7, 2023

Top international stories of the day

Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of building were destroyed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey’s southeastern region, near the Syrian border, early on Monday. Just a few hours later as rescue efforts were underway, an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit central Turkey. Another…

The Times of India · Feb 6, 2023

Delete TikTok to protect personal data from ‘hostile’ threats, says Tory MP

Alicia Kearns suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a ‘tech totalitarian state’

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Foreign Affairs expert says everyone should delete TikTok immediately

“There’s a reason why China has this app. There’s a reason why they’re buying up gay dating apps. Our data is a key vulnerability and China is building a tech totalitarian state on the back of our data. So we have to get far more serious about protecting ourselves"

Wales Online · Feb 5, 2023

Delete TikTok app to protect your personal data, says Tory MP

Alicia Kearns suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a ‘tech totalitarian state’.

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023

UK ‘reviewing support for Iran nuclear deal’ after execution of Alireza Akbari

Alireza Akbari, who was allegedly tortured to force a confession, was executed on Saturday following accusations that he was an MI6 spy

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2023