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Abandoning Ukraine would jeopardise British, European and American security and lead to “infinitely higher” costs in the long term, the head of MI6 has warned in a speech that amounted to a plea to Donald Trump to continue supporting Kyiv.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Abandoning Ukraine means ‘infinitely higher’ long-term security costs, MI6 chief says
If Putin allowed to reduce Ukraine to vassal state ‘he will not stop there’, Richard Moore says in plea to Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’.

Cash from dictatorships, shell companies, companies that never made profit, unincorporated associations with secret funders.

Rewards for corruption - govt contracts, lax laws, favours.

Must ban all political donations.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sources
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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