Event Brief
Britain creates National Centre for Information Defence
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 8:21 AM ET
Summary: Britain announced plans for a National Centre for Information Defence to detect, attribute and disrupt hostile state information attacks. Prime Minister Andy Burnham made the announcement at the UN gathering of world leaders on Sept 22, with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting describing the centre’s aim to mobilise trusted voices across civil society.
WHO: Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting
WHAT: Britain announced plans to set up a National Centre for Information Defence to combat hostile state information attacks.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: The announcement was prompted by an industrial-scale assault by hostile actors on the UK’s information environment.
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