MI5 issues alert over Chinese spying in Westminster.

Security Minister calls out ‘covert and calculated attempt by China to interfere with our sovereign affairs’ and vows to take measures to protect security.

New action plan to disrupt and deter spying will include legislation to update national security powers.

The government has set out new action against espionage threats to the UK, as MI5 issues an alert to MPs, Peers and Parliamentary staff after finding that Chinese intelligence officers are attempting to recruit people with access to sensitive information about the British state.

The UK’s domestic intelligence service named two online profiles that are believed to be legitimate headhunters working for Chinese intelligence officials to build relationships with targets on sites li

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