"MI5 has issued an espionage alert to MPs and peers warning that two people linked to the Chinese intelligence service are actively seeking to recruit parliamentarians. The spy agency sent its warning about the two to Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the Commons, and his Lords equivalent, Lord McFall, on Tuesday morning, both of whom relayed the alert to MPs."
"In an email to peers, McFall said the individuals, linked to China's ministry of state security spy agency, are actively reaching out to individuals in our community. Their aim is to collect information and lay the groundwork for long-term relationships, using professional networking sites, recruitment agents and consultants acting on their behalf, he added. A statement is expected from the security minister, Dan Jarvis, in the Commons shortly."
MI5 has issued an espionage alert to MPs and peers warning that two people linked to the Chinese intelligence service are actively seeking to recruit parliamentarians. The alert was sent to Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons speaker, and Lord McFall, the Lords speaker, who relayed the warning to MPs and peers. McFall told peers the individuals are linked to China's ministry of state security and are actively reaching out to the parliamentary community. Their aim is to collect information and to lay the groundwork for long-term relationships through professional networking sites, recruitment agents, and consultants acting on their behalf. A Commons statement from security minister Dan Jarvis is expected shortly.
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