06 November 2019
"Despite repeated calls for new electoral rules, British politicians and regulators have dragged their feet"
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See: UK ignores warnings of digital election interference (Politico, link):
"As the U.K. general election gets underway, the government has done little to protect voters from malicious and foreign influence online.
"Despite a slew of warnings from regulators and politicians, British ministers have not acted to fix vulnerabilities in the U.K.'s antiquated electoral laws. That has raised fears that the December 12 poll will once again be marred by clandestine digital political interference."
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