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China Spy Claims as Parliament Researcher Arrested
BBC ^ | 9/12 | Nick Eardley

Posted on 09/10/2023 10:06:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A researcher at the UK Parliament has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act, amid claims he was spying for China. Police have confirmed two men, one in his 20s and another in his 30s, were arrested under the act in March.

Sources have told the BBC one of them was a parliamentary researcher involved in international affairs issues.

As first reported in the Sunday Times, it is understood the researcher had links to several Conservative MPs. On Sunday morning, No 10 said Rishi Sunak had expressed concerns about Chinese interference to a senior official from China.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; chinesespies; espionage; spies; spooks; uk

1 posted on 09/10/2023 10:06:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Now if the MP’s could fart on cue on camera like Swalwell, I would think there is a pattern.


2 posted on 09/11/2023 1:10:10 AM PDT by healy61 (.)
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To: nickcarraway

Key sentence from the BBC article:

“Both men were taken to a south London police station, and were subsequently released on police bail until a date in early October, it said.“


3 posted on 09/11/2023 8:36:20 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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