{"id":323210,"date":"2026-03-05T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/labour-mp-joani-reids-husband-arrested-on-suspicion-of-spying-for-china\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T00:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:00:26","slug":"labour-mp-joani-reids-husband-arrested-on-suspicion-of-spying-for-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/labour-mp-joani-reids-husband-arrested-on-suspicion-of-spying-for-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour MP Joani Reid&#8217;s husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D_7_dNyG_ZI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Labour MP Joani Reid's husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D_7_dNyG_ZI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The husband of a Labour MP is among three men arrested in London and Wales on suspicion of spying for China and \u201ctargeting UK democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>David Taylor, 39, was arrested alongside two other men on Wednesday, and is married to Labour MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven Joani Reid.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police said the suspects \u2013 aged 39, 43 and 68 \u2013 were arrested by counter-terrorism officers in London and Wales after being accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor is a lobbyist and the director of a PR, communications and consultancy business called Earthcott Limited.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the director of policy and programmes at Asia House, which is a London-based think tank aiming to strengthen economic ties between Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The husband of a Labour MP is among three men arrested in London and Wales on suspicion of spying for China and \u201ctargeting UK democracy\u201d. 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