When ministers reveal further information about the attack on the Electoral Commission and 43 people, including peers and members of parliament, they will increase the pressure on China.
The Investigatory Powers Bill, which was introduced in the Commons on Monday, will further strengthen espionage laws in the UK.
This is only one of several growing risks to UK and international security that are covered in the episode.Whitehall, meantime, is grappling with the fallout from the Moscow attack on Friday night.
In a development that may signal a new phase in the conflict’s escalation, President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of being responsible for the deaths of several dozen Moscovites.
The podcast also discloses that a former senior civil servant has penned a novel in which she describes Whitehall’s approach to funding security agencies and handling security risks.
