MI5 names Chinese 'agent' with links to Labour MP Barry Gardiner

An alleged Chinese agent closely linked to a Labour MP has been exposed by MI5, which has issued an alert warning other politicians of her activities.

An “interference alert” from the security service names Christine Lee, a solicitor whose firm has donated tens of thousands of pounds to the Labour MP Barry Gardiner. She is judged by MI5 to “be involved in political interference activities” in the UK.

Whitehall sources said Lee was suspected of attempting to influence several MPs from both the Conservative and Labour party, including senior politicians.

In a letter to MPs Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the Commons, claimed that Lee had been “engaged in political interference activities on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, engaging with members here at