UK's MI5 security service on Tuesday issued an espionage alert, warning members of parliament about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information.

Lindsay Hoyle, the House of Commons Speaker, has written to people working in Parliament to raise the alarm, saying he was writing to them to draw their attention to the Espionage Alert issued by the Security Service, MI5, to the parliamentary community.

Hoyle further added, "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.”

The development comes weeks after prosecutors dropped charges against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry — the two British men charged with spying on members of parliament for Chin

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