Paul F Scott

Four arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service The men were arrested on Friday on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

More work being done by the s 3 offence: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‘We never imagined this’: the Cypriot village on edge after RAF Akrotiri drone strike Evacuations near RAF base have reignited debate as Cypriots question the risks of hosting western military sites

'A landscape dotted by rugged fields and antennas – the most visible sign of the facility’s use as a listening post and spy station – surrounds the base’s barbed-wire perimeter.' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Partner of sitting Labour MP among three arrested on suspicion of spying for China Exclusive: Trio arrested by counter-terrorism police understood to also include the partner of a former Labour MP

'The partner of a sitting Labour MP is among three people who have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, the Guardian understands.' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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From a couple of weeks ago, the Scottish Govt's response to the final report of the independent review of ADP: www.gov.scot/binaries/con...

Decision to allow UK exports to Armenian firm under review over Russian links Cygnet Texkimp was approved to export machines to Rydena, but ministers examining deal after Guardian highlighted founders’ links to Kremlin military supply chain

'In a subsequent evidence session with Byrne’s business select committee on Wednesday, Bryant said the government was planning to strengthen export licensing laws to improve controls on goods being diverted to Russia.' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Did Britain need to strike the Chagos deal? Viewed by some as a strategic necessity, the agreement has been complicated by shifting US priorities and political fragmentation at home

'Its runways played a key role in the 2003 Iraq invasion, and in subsequent strikes on Islamist militants in Afghanistan and Iraq. But its full operations cannot be revealed.' giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Rhodes Professorship of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United States at University of Oxford Recruiting now: Rhodes Professorship of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United States on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Ex-premier and two others guilty in Turks and Caicos landmark corruption trial Former Turks and Caicos premier and two others convicted in landmark corruption case. The court found they accepted tens of millions of dollars in illicit benefits — including multimillion-dollar loan...

From a few weeks ago, the former Premier of the TCI was convicted in relation to events that were the subject of the Auld Commission of Inquiry, which, er, was a while ago: www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Ex-premier and two others guilty in Turks and Caicos landmark corruption trial Former Turks and Caicos premier and two others convicted in landmark corruption case. The court found they accepted tens of millions of dollars in illicit benefits — including multimillion-dollar loan...

From a few weeks ago, the former Premier of the TCI was convicted in relation to events that were the subject of the Auld Commission of Inquiry, which, er, was a while ago: www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Rhodes Professorship of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United States at University of Oxford Recruiting now: Rhodes Professorship of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United States on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Rhodes Professorship of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United States www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQR395/r...

Latest update from the ISC on the Mandelson affair: isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/u...

Weronika Galka: Secret proceedings, (mal)administration, and the courts: RA and AA v SSFCDA, MZZ v SSD and SSHD and In the Matter of the SSD [2026] EWCA Civ 3 In early January 2026, the Court of Appeal (Peter Jackson LJ, Elisabeth Laing LJ, and Jeremy Baker LJ) handed down the decision in R (RR and AA) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and …

Weronika Galka: Secret proceedings, (mal)administration, and the courts: RA and AA v SSFCDA, MZZ v SSD and SSHD and In the Matter of the SSD [2026] EWCA Civ 3 ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/26/w...

Court of Appeal dismisses a SAMLA challenge: www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's response to the LFR consultation: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Interesting correspondence between the JCNSS and the Electoral Commission on political finance and foreign interference: committees.parliament.uk/publications...

Police and MI5 waged campaign of illegal interference against BBC journalist, tribunal told Former Northern Ireland correspondent Vincent Kearney subjected to ‘unprecedented’ surveillance, says lawyer

'MI5 admitted last year that it unlawfully obtained Kearney’s phone data on two occasions between 2006 and 2009. However, in court on Wednesday it emerged the intrusion by several police forces and the Security Service was more intrusive and wide-ranging.' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Conor McCormick: The Attorney General and Residual Legal Accountability Access to justice in public law contexts is mediated by several procedural rules, including standing and permission requirements, which reflect a concern to confine judicial review to cases that pr…

Conor McCormick: The Attorney General and Residual Legal Accountability ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/25/c...

Chagos Islands deal bill paused for talks with US A minister says the UK is discussing

"We will bring that back to parliament at the appropriate time. We are pausing for discussions with our American counterparts." Chagos Islands deal bill paused for talks with US - BBC News share.google/QB2VPP4c1ouk...

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I volunteer to represent the British Antarctic Territory.

'Last autumn, I was working on a policy proposal in which Overseas Territories would be offered their own seats in the House of Lords to represent them and an Overseas Territories Volunteer Corps as part of a campaign to start talking, educating and dreaming about them.'

'this base is not just any old base. Once you’ve been briefed, even partially, on what it does the information gives you vertigo.' www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest highlights vagueness of rules for royals Former prince was UK trade envoy but his role was never officially outlined

'In his email to Winnick, he wrote: “There is no legal impediment to what you have suggested just a long list of conventions that I am bound by — but am trying to slowly counter.”'
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UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran The disagreement over the use of British sites is behind the US president’s withdrawal of support for the Chagos Islands deal, The Times understands

'However, senior government officials privately said the deal could not go ahead without American approval. They described the situation as “bleak”.' www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

UK to ‘pause for thought’ on Chagos Islands deal after Trump blast Minister insists Chagos bill — underpinning sovereignty deal attacked by Trump — will be back once time allows.

'The legislation was being lined up to return to the HoL as soon as next week after the U.S. State Department gave official backing to the deal in a statement..., the senior official quoted above said. But that official confirmed... there will now be a rethink.' www.politico.eu/article/uk-t...

I hope he makes a ridiculous crown immunity claim; we could do with some case law on crown criminal immunity.

‘If Mandelson can pass, anyone can’: Epstein scandal prompts scrutiny of UK security vetting Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein failed to bar him from high office. Now politicians want changes to the way top jobs are vetted.

'But, he warned, “questions around political figures that have national security implications are radioactive in the intelligence community.”' www.politico.eu/article/if-p...

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