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Evening Standard
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Jess Glass

Lawyer accused of being Chinese spy and previously linked to London MP loses legal challenge against MI5

Christine Lee - (MI5/PA Wire)

A lawyer accused of working for the Chinese government by MI5 has lost her legal challenge against the intelligence agency.

The Security Service warned MPs in January 2022 that it believed Christine Lee had engaged in "political interference and activities" for a branch of the Chinese Communist Party, a day after then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised to MPs over the Partygate scandal.

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