Rishi Sunak under pressure to toughen stance on Beijing.
One parliamentary aide who knows the man — granted anonymity to speak freely for this article — said: “Everyone who had come into contact with him is feeling angry and exposed.”
Speaking in the House of Commons Monday, Sunak said he was “appalled” by claims of espionage, but signaled no fundamental change in his approach toward Beijing, which has seen him pave the way for closer engagement with China than his hawkish predecessor Liz Truss. Tory MP and former Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith, one of nine British citizens sanctioned by China in 2021, suggested there is an essential confusion over the U.K.’s treatment of Beijing, given Sunak has resisted calls to formally designate China a threat. “Are they a threat or not?” Duncan Smith asked the Commons.
Luke de Pulford, executive director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, told POLITICO it was “bizarre” to have the same clearance process for all employees in Westminster, suggesting there should be enhanced vetting for people working chiefly on security matters.
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