Husband of Labour MP released on bail after arrest on suspicion of spying for China | UK news

The husband of a Labor MP and two other men have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

David Taylor, who is married to Scottish Labor MP Joani Reid, is accused of aiding a foreign intelligence service.

Taylor, 39, and two other men, aged 43 and 68, were arrested by counter-terrorism officers at addresses in London and Wales on Wednesday and released on bail until May, the Metropolitan Police said.

Following Taylor’s arrest, Reid, who sat on the home affairs select committee and is MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, said she had “seen nothing that would make me suspect my husband had broken any laws”.

Three people were detained for questioning. The police operation came after security minister Dan Jarvis told MPs there was pressure being put on Chinese officials in the UK and Beijing and that the investigation was into “foreign interference in UK democracy”.

Met officers were seen at a property linked to one of the men in South Wales on Wednesday, with a car outside the address searched and photographed.

Taylor is listed as a lobbyist for Reid’s registered interests.

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