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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

China spying case: Labour MP received £2,400 donation from husband’s firm

Composite of Reid and Taylor
Joani Reid and her husband, David Taylor. Composite: UK Parliament

Joani Reid, the MP who resigned the Labour whip last week after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, received a donation from his company the previous month, it has emerged.

Reid, who said after the arrest that she had no involvement in her husband’s business activities, declared a donation in February worth £2,400 for media training from Earthcott Ltd, the lobbying company run by David Taylor.

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