Parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for China says he is ‘completely innocent’

Daily Mirror says A parliamentary researcher who has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China has said he is completely innocent.

The man, who has not been named by his lawyers, is one of two suspects arrested under the Official Secrets Act. Reports of the spying allegation have sparked alarm in Westminster, with Rishi Sunak yesterday confronting the Chinese Premier after the accusation came to light.

The PM tackled Li Qiang as they met at a gathering of world leaders in India. The two men were arrested in March, but only a handful of MPs are understood to have been made aware. The researcher had links to several senior Tory MPs, including the security minister, Tom Tugendhat, and the foreign affairs committee chair, Alicia Kearns.

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