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Spies, damned spies and Oliver Dowden – the master of saying nothing at all

Tories wheeled out the one man who can always be counted on to fill blank space with dead air

The Guardian - UK

Researcher suspected of spying would have moved freely in Westminster

Man in his 20s, who police are investigating, had mainly Tory contacts and could have gathered wide-ranging information

The Guardian - UK

Spy allegations add fuel to heated Tory debate over China

Investigation into parliamentary aide comes as two main groups on China have descended into rivalry

The Guardian - UK

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I am not a Chinese spy, says researcher linked to top MPs

Exclusive: Aide comes out fighting – as The Independent reveals he is being investigated over access to official warnings to MPs about threats from hostile states, among other issues

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak under fire from MPs over calls to release Jagtar Singh Johal

The Prime Minister raised the case of Mr Johal when he met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the fringes of the G20 summit in New Delhi.

The Independent UK

China spying claims explained: story behind country’s alleged spy researcher in UK parliament

Two men have been arrested under the Official Secrets Act

Evening Standard

China’s alleged spy researcher in UK parliament – what we know so far

The man, who was arrested in March in Edinburgh, has said he is ‘completely innocent’

The Guardian - UK

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China accuses UK of ‘slander’ over arrest of parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying

Westminster worker had links to senior Conservatives and potential access to sensitive information

The Guardian - AU

China says reports it had spy in UK parliament ‘malicious slander’

Police have confirmed a man in his twenties was arrested in March and bailed until next month.

Al Jazeera

Sunak facing pressure over China stance after alleged parliamentary spy arrested

The Prime Minister confronted the Chinese premier Li Qiang over ‘unacceptable’ interference in British democracy.

The Independent UK

MPs express anger after arrest of parliamentary researcher over alleged spying for China

Man is known to have had unescorted access to large parts of the Westminster estate

The Guardian - UK

Why is China considered a threat to the UK and how is the Government responding?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confronted Chinese premier Li Qiang hours after news emerged of two arrests under the Official Secrets Act.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak challenges premier Li after ‘spying for China’ arrests

PM expresses concerns over Chinese interference in UK parliament after two men arrested under Official Secrets Act

The Guardian - UK

Arrests in Scotland and England as UK Parliament 'infiltrated' by ‘spy for China’

Two men have been arrested under the Official Secrets Act amid allegations that a parliamentary researcher spied for China.

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

‘Spy’ in parliament: British Commons researcher arrested for ‘espionage’ offences

The Briton was arrested along with another man by officers on 13 March on suspicion of spying for Beijing

Evening Standard

Two men arrested amid reports a parliamentary researcher is a Chinese spy

Homes in Scotland, Oxfordshire and East London searched as part of the operation

Evening Standard

Elon Musk slapped down after calling for Ukraine and Russia to agree a truce over Putin’s war

His comments come amid concerns in Ukraine that America could push Kyiv to strike a deal with Putin

The Guardian - UK

Tory tussles over energy bill put progress on net zero at risk

The party’s clashing factions table series of amendments supporting and opposing renewables development

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The Guardian - UK

UK solar could be ‘dumping ground’ for products of Chinese forced labour, ministers warned

Energy bill amendment requires large solar energy projects to prove supply chain free of slave labour

The Independent UK

James Cleverly’s China visit is ‘latest stage of project Kowtow’, says Iain Duncan Smith

The former Tory leader said the foreign secretary’s meetings with Chinese officials were ‘pointless

The Independent UK

UK needs to have ‘pragmatic’ working relations with China, says Cleverly

James Cleverly said that the UK was ‘clear-eyed’ that China would not change ‘overnight’.

The Independent UK

James Cleverly in China for ‘tough conversations’ with counterparts

The Foreign Secretary said meeting Chinese officials is important to avoid misunderstandings between Beijing and London.

The Independent UK

Foreign Secretary visits Beijing as MPs call for unclassified China strategy

The Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for a more structured and comprehensive approach to dealing with China.

The Independent UK

Chinese spies tried to hack my email, says senior Tory

Alicia Kearns says attack was attempt to ‘silence those of us who are outspoken’

The Independent UK

Ministers failing to grapple with Wagner Group threat, MPs warn

The UK is underestimating the danger posed by the Wagner Group, a highly critical report from the Foreign Affairs Committee has warned.

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