Chinese agent infiltrating Parliament, MI5 warns

[Earnest]

It sounds like the spying is happening now but I'd have thought that Tory MPs would have been falling over themselves to make a quick buck.

MI5 has issued a rare warning to MPs that a Chinese agent has infiltrated Parliament to interfere in UK politics.
An alert from the security service said Christine Ching Kui Lee "established links" for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with current and aspiring MPs.
She then gave donations to politicians, with funding coming from foreign nationals in China and Hong Kong.
It comes after a "significant, long-running" investigation by MI5, Whitehall sources told the BBC.
One of the MPs funded by Ms Lee was Labour's Barry Gardiner, who received over £420,000 from her in five years.
But Mr Gardiner said he had always made MI5 aware of the donations.

By Gordon Corera & Jennifer Scott
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59984380

[GT93]

The Chinese have been doing this downunder for decades. Rotters.

[papafarang]

Actually there not spying, just using the capitalist system the way any lobbyist does. but it makes good headlines

[jackspratt]

Actually there not spying, just using the capitalist system the way any lobbyist does. but it makes good headlines

Particularly when your leader and party are attracting a lot of headlines.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

In that case, we should ignore it.

[papafarang]

Actually there not spying, just using the capitalist system the way any lobbyist does. but it makes good headlines

Particularly when your leader and party are attracting a lot of headlines.

yes not enough headlines to cover Boris and his antics, covid, dodgy prince , and now a spy that's not really a spy distracting the masses is not as easy as it used to be.

[Earnest]

Particularly when your leader and party are attracting a lot of headlines.

You mean MI5 are hugger mugger with the Conservative Party?

Well, I'll be jiggered.

In that case, we should ignore it.

Ah, right you are, chief! I have to finish knitting a scarf for Nanna so I'll see you later. Keep your tongue out, luvvie!