Mason Boycott-owen

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Political Reporter for POLITICO Europe.Currently writing Playbook's Sunday Crunch newsletter: https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/sunday-crunchMessage me for WhatsApp/Signal | mboycottowen@politico.co.uk | masonpolitico@proton.me |Previously Westminster Correspondent at the Yorkshire Post, and lobby journalist at the Telegraph.

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David Cameron refused spy watchdog access to security documents

LONDON — David Cameron wrongly refused to give the intelligence powers watchdog access to security documents while he was foreign secretary, a new report shows. Details revealed by the office of the Investigatory Power Commission (IPCO) — which oversees t... See more

politico.eu•Mason Boycott-owen•Dec 17, 2025

Britain vows to tackle foreign meddling in politics after Reform's Russia bribes case

Ministers launch a review into foreign financial inference in Britain after a senior Reform UK politician was jailed for taking pro-Russia bribes.

axo.news•Mason Boycott-owen•Dec 16, 2025

Britain vows to tackle foreign meddling in politics after Reform's Russia bribes case

LONDON — Britain will investigate how hostile states like China and Russia are financially interfering with U.K. democracy and elections, ministers have announced. Steve Reed, the communities secretary, told MPs that the decision was prompted by the convi... See more

politico.eu•Mason Boycott-owen•Dec 16, 2025

UK 'dragging its heels' on China, spying watchdog warns

LONDON — The U.K. government is “dragging its heels” on whether to classify China as a major threat to Britain’s national security, the parliament’s intelligence watchdog warned on Monday. Lawmakers on the Intelligence and Security Committee — which has a... See more

politico.eu•Mason Boycott-owen•Dec 15, 2025

A new false dawn has broken, has it not?

Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend politics news as Britain continues to talk up yet more pivotal negotiations over the future of Ukraine, while things at home look classically bleak for Keir Starme... See more

politico.eu•Mason Boycott-owen•Dec 14, 2025

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David Cameron refused spy watchdog access to security documents

Britain vows to tackle foreign meddling in politics after Reform's Russia bribes case

Britain vows to tackle foreign meddling in politics after Reform's Russia bribes case

UK 'dragging its heels' on China, spying watchdog warns

A new false dawn has broken, has it not?

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David Cameron refused spy watchdog access to security documents

Britain vows to tackle foreign meddling in politics after Reform's Russia bribes case

Britain vows to tackle foreign meddling in politics after Reform's Russia bribes case

UK 'dragging its heels' on China, spying watchdog warns

A new false dawn has broken, has it not?