Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans on Tuesday 22 September 2026 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City for a new National Centre for Information Defence to detect, attribute and disrupt information attacks by foreign powers. Kyle Cunliffe, a Lecturer in Intelligence Studies at the University of Salford, comments on the plans and offers and explanation as to why the Prime Minister would be considering such an institution. "The Prime Minister’s announc

The prime minister unveiled plans for a new National Centre for Information Defence at the United Nations General Assembly in New York... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/burnham-russia-uk-online-activity-b3054706.html

PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/23/andy-burnham-national-centre-russian-disinformation-deepfakes

The UK will set up a new centre to "stem the poisonous tide" of disinformation, including from Russia, and lead efforts to establish global safety standards for artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6rerlq99w30o

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