diff --git a/app/views/shared/_history_notice.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_history_notice.html.erb
index dd4d7bd11..91becded0 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_history_notice.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_history_notice.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <% if content_item.historically_political? %>
   <%= render "govuk_publishing_components/components/notice", {
-    title: t("shared.historically_political", government: content_item.publishing_government),
+    title: sanitize(
+      t("shared.historically_political", government: "<span lang='en' dir='ltr'>#{content_item.publishing_government}</span>"),
+      attributes: %w(lang dir),
+    ),
   } %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/test/integration/news_article_test.rb b/test/integration/news_article_test.rb
index d04e5583b..c2ed0c80c 100644
--- a/test/integration/news_article_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/news_article_test.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ class NewsArticleTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     end
   end
 
+  test "marks up government name correctly" do
+    setup_and_visit_content_item("news_article_history_mode_translated_arabic")
+
+    within ".govuk-notification-banner__content" do
+      assert page.has_css?("span[lang='en'][dir='ltr']", text: "2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government")
+    end
+  end
+
   test "does not render with the single page notification button" do
     setup_and_visit_content_item("news_article")
     assert_not page.has_css?(".gem-c-single-page-notification-button")