MPs and Lords have been warned by MI5 over suspected Chinese espionage via recruitment headhunters.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle issued an espionage alert to parliamentarians, claiming the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) has been trying to contact individuals in Parliament through two recruiters.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis told MPs on Tuesday that the activity "involves a covert and calculated attempt by a foreign power to interfere with our sovereign affairs in favour of its own interests – and this government will not tolerate it".
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