Overview
- Counter Terrorism Policing London detained men aged 39, 43 and 68 in London, Powys and Pontyclun on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act 2023.
- Officers searched additional addresses linked to the probe in London, East Kilbride and Cardiff, and police say the investigation remains active with no direct threat identified.
- Labour MP Joani Reid confirmed her husband, David Taylor, is among those arrested and said she has seen no evidence he broke the law and is not involved in his business activities.
- Security minister Dan Jarvis told Parliament the case relates to China and said the UK has raised its concerns with Chinese officials in London and Beijing.
- China’s embassy denied the allegations as fabricated, and the arrests follow MI5’s November warning about Chinese efforts to cultivate access to UK policymakers.