Scot at centre of Chinese spy scandal is House of Commons researcher from Edinburgh
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scot is at the centre of a Chinese spy scandal after being arrested while working as a researcher at Westminster.The man in his 20s was arrested under the Official Secrets Act amid allegations of spying on behalf of Beijing while working at the House of Commons.
Now the Daily Record can reveal that the man arrested is a rugby fan from Edinburgh, educated at a private school in the capital and at a university in Scotland.
It’s understood he worked as a researcher at Westminster due to his knowledge of Chinese affairs and had links to a group of Tory MPs.Rishi Sunak yesterday confronted China’s No2 over his country’s “unacceptable” interference in British democracy after the arrest.The Prime Minister raised his concerns with premier Li Qiang at the G20 summit in India.
The arrested man was not at the Edinburgh suburban address listed in business records yesterday.Speculation is mounting that MPs could use parliamentary privilege to name him this week.
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