It seems England's House of Commons is being 'fang-fanged'!!
Quote:MI5 warns Chinese government 'agent' has been 'active' in UK parliament, MPs toldSky News:
'Christine Lee has made large donations to Labour MP Barry Gardiner's office, but he said MI5 has reassured
him they were all above board. Her son resigned from his office today. MI5 has warned that a Chinese government
agent has been working in parliament "to subvert the processes", MPs have been told.
MP Barry Gardiner & Christine Lee.
A letter was sent to MPs by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle who said MI5 warned him a woman called Christine Lee
has been "engaged in political interference activities on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, engaging with
members here at parliament".
MI5 sent out an "interference alert" warning Ms Lee has "facilitated financial donations to serving and aspiring
parliamentarians on behalf of foreign nationals based in Hong Kong and China...done covertly to mask the origins
of the payments".
Labour frontbencher and former minister Barry Gardiner has been named as an MP who accepted large donations
from the Chinese woman, and he confirmed her son was working for him but resigned today.
Longstanding investigation but warning is new
Home Secretary Priti Patel said a longstanding investigation into Ms Lee has been ongoing but Thursday's revelations
about her are "relatively new" and said what she has been engaging in "is currently under the criminal threshold but
the alert puts MPs on notice".
She denied the announcement today was to distract from calls for the prime minister to resign over Number 10
lockdown parties, saying it was MI5 and the parliamentary security services' decision when to release the alert...'
Edith Head Gives Good Wardrobe.