Iran organised 10 kidnap and death plots, MI5 says
British or UK-based people perceived as “enemies of the regime” were targeted, the head of MI5 says. …
In January, MI5 issued an unusual interference alert about Chinese attempts to influence UK politics and Mr McCallum said Chinese intelligence services continued to try to influence public life, including by recruiting potential agents early on in their careers, for instance as local councillors or before they had become parliamentary candidates.