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By Chloe Stewart China has targeted a group of senior MPs with cyber attacks, it has been reported. On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden is expected to inform Parliament of the wave of attacks, which are thought to be aimed at undermining UK democracy ahead of the election. The Sunday Times reported that Parliament’s director of security Alison Giles has called an urgent meeting with the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (Ipac) about the reported interference. The government task-force, which monitors and scrutinises Beijing, includes former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Sm…

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