Ministers launch probe into Labour MP's links with Chinese spy: Review to find out if Barry Gardiner exploited his frontbench position to lobby for the Chinese Communist Party
Kwasi Kwarteng has ordered officials to conduct a review into MP Barry Gardiner It will look into if he exploited his frontbench position to lobby on behalf of China It comes after MI5 told Parliament that Christine Lee was operating as an agent She was accused of working on behalf of United Front Work Department agency Ms Lee is said to have donated over £650,000, chiefly to the office of Labour MP By Glen Owen and Jake Ryan and Abul Taher and Luke McWilliams For The Mail On Sunday
Published: 22:11 GMT, 15 January 2022 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 16 January 2022
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has ordered his officials to conduct a 'deep dive review' into whether Labour MP Barry Gardiner exploited his frontbench position to lobby on behalf of China.
The review comes after MI5 last week alerted Parliament that solicitor Christine Lee has been operating as an agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to infiltrate British politics.
Whitehall sources last night said the Security Service had uncovered Ms Lee's attempts to 'exert a malign influence' on politicians and believed she was 'hiding her links' to the communist party.
In a dramatic intervention, MI5 accused the 58-year-old of working on behalf of China's powerful United Front Work Department (UFWD) agency to corrupt politicians.
Review has been ordered into whether MP Barry Gardiner exploited his frontbench position to lobby for China. MI5 told Parliament Christine Lee (both
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