The Mail on Sunday can reveal the secret Whitehall Joint Election and Security Preparedness (JESP) unit - which includes MI5, MI6 and GCHQ - will monitor extremist threats candidates may face.
Britain's security services have been drafted into a General Election task force to protect MPs and parliamentary candidates from violent attacks, as well as to combat online interference by Russia, China and Iran .
JESP will also act to identify and remove fake videos and social media posts by hostile states, which are weaponising AI to spread disinformation to dupe British voters. If hostile states become involved in meddling in the election, then this will be flagged by the security services.’ The SIS Building, also commonly known as the MI6 Building, is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence ServiceStreet signs showing Downing Street and Whitehall
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