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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Liam James and Jon Stone

China spy balloons ‘may have passed over UK’ as government launches security review

AP

A series of incursions by suspected Chinese spy balloons into Western airspace has prompted the UK defence secretary to call for a security review.

Ben Wallace said he would work with the US and other partners to examine intelligence and assess the threat posed by the surveillance devices.

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