"British police have arrested three men suspected of spying for China, including the husband of a lawmaker from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ruling Labour Party, local media reported. London's Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that the three men had allegedly assisted a foreign intelligence service, in violation of the country's National Security Act of 2023, which was introduced to grant additional powers to tackle foreign interference."
"Following reports by The Times and the Telegraph that the husband of Joani Reid, the Labour lawmaker for the East Kilbride area in Wales, was among those arrested, she issued a statement saying she had never seen anything to make me suspect my husband has broken any law. I am not part of my husband's business activities and neither I nor my children are part of this investigation."
"In recent years, China and the United Kingdom have traded spying accusations, straining the relations between the two countries. In a statement, the Chinese embassy in London condemned what it called attempts to fabricate facts and concoct so-called espionage cases' to maliciously slander China, and said it had lodged a protest with the British side."
London's Metropolitan Police arrested three men on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service in violation of the National Security Act of 2023. The detainees include a 39-year-old man arrested in London, a 68-year-old in Powys, Wales, and a 43-year-old in Pontyclun, Wales. The husband of Labour lawmaker Joani Reid was among those arrested. Reid issued a statement denying knowledge of any illegal activities and clarifying she has no involvement in her husband's business affairs or the investigation. China's embassy condemned the arrests as fabricated espionage cases designed to slander China. The incident reflects escalating tensions between China and the United Kingdom over spying accusations.
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