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Review to probe activities of Chinese agent, says security minister

A review is to be held into how a suspected Chinese agent was able to get so close to senior British politicians, security minister Damian Hinds has said. MI5 has taken the rare step of circulating a warning to MPs that Christine Lee – a prominent ...

14 Jan 2022 at 11:55

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Home Secretary warns there will be more agents like Chinese spy Christine Lee

The Home Secretary has said it is likely there will be more national security alerts like that issued over a Chinese spy engaged in “political interference activities” on behalf of the ruling communist party. Priti Patel said the UK had “other ...

13 Jan 2022 at 20:27

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MI5 warns MPs about Chinese spy ‘operating in UK’

MI5 has issued a warning to MPs about a Chinese agent it claims is covertly engaging in “political interference activities” in the UK on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. Christine Ching Kui Lee is alleged to have engaged with MPs while ...

13 Jan 2022 at 17:56

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Barry Gardiner defends donations worth £500,000 from Chinese agent

Former shadow minister Barry Gardiner has defended his decision to accept more than £500,000 in donations from Christine Lee before he was warned she was a Chinese agent. Mr Gardiner received the donations from Lee, mainly to cover staffing ...

13 Jan 2022 at 21:25

Dentist admits making threat to kill MP Barry Gardiner in campaign of harassment

A disgruntled dentist has admitted making a threat to kill his local MP during a four-year campaign of harassment. Amit Kerai, 34, pleaded guilty on Friday to making the threat last August against Labour’s Barry Gardiner, who is MP for ...

15 Sept 2023 at 12:57

‘Growing’ threat of foreign state interference in British politics

The case of suspected Chinese spy Christine Lee targeting MPs is not a “one off” and such threats are increasing, security sources have warned. Attempts by foreign states to interfere with British politics are feared to be a growing ...

11 May 2022 at 15:55

Why is China considered a threat to the UK and how is the Government responding?

Reports of Chinese interference in British democracy have led Rishi Sunak to confront Beijing’s representative at the G20 summit in India. The Prime Minister spoke to Chinese premier Li Qiang hours after news emerged of two arrests ...

10 Sept 2023 at 14:19

Dentist given hospital order after making threat to kill MP Barry Gardiner

A disgruntled dentist who tweeted his local MP suggesting he would be “stabbed, shot, beheaded” during a four-year campaign of harassment has been locked up. Amit Kerai, 34, was handed a hospital order after he pleaded guilty to ...

22 Feb 2024 at 11:59

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Foreign Office raises spy warning concerns with Chinese ambassador

Foreign Office officials have raised concerns with the Chinese ambassador to the UK over a warning from MI5 that an agent engaged in “political interference activities” in the UK on behalf of the ruling communist party. China ...

14 Jan 2022 at 01:55

Sunak facing pressure over China stance after alleged parliamentary spy arrested

Rishi Sunak was facing pressure to designate China a threat to national security after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing. The arrest under the Official Secrets Act led to the Prime ...

11 Sept 2023 at 07:05

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Downing St: It is ‘deeply concerning’ Chinese agent targeted UK MPs

Downing Street has said it is “deeply concerning” that a suspected Chinese agent was able to target MPs in an attempt make British policy more favourable to Beijing. MI5 has taken the rare step of circulating a warning ...

14 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Neil Coyle has Labour whip restored after suspension for drunken encounters

Neil Coyle has had the Labour whip restored following his suspension after he used “abusive language with racial overtones” in one of two drunken encounters on the parliamentary estate. Opposition chief whip Alan ...

24 May 2023 at 17:16

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