Security minister Dan Jarvis has said the government will not tolerate “covert and calculated” attempts to interfere with the UK’s sovereign affairs, after MI5 warned MPs of the risk from Chinese spies.
An alert issued to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff by security services identified two LinkedIn profiles, which it says are used on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).
It says they act as “civilian recruitment headhunters”, targeting individuals working in British politics to solicit “insider insights”.
A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the UK said accusations of espionage were “pure fabrication” and accused the UK of a “self-staged charade”.
