Rishi Sunak has insisted he has made clear to China that the UK will not tolerate attempts to undermine its democracy, following allegations of spying at the heart of Parliament.
Speaking in the House of Commons, the prime minister said: “We will defend our democracy and our security…I have been emphatically clear in our engagement with China that we will not accept any interference in our democracy and parliamentary system.” Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Speaking in the House of Commons, the prime minister said: “We will defend our democracy and our security…I have been emphatically clear in our engagement with China that we will not accept any interference in our democracy and parliamentary system.” Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 The whole House is rightly appalled about reports of espionage in this building. The
00:05 sanctity of this place must be protected, and the right of Members to speak their minds
00:10 without fear or sanction must be maintained. We will defend our democracy and our security.
00:17 I have been emphatically clear in our engagement with China that we will not accept any interference
00:22 in our democracy and parliamentary system. This includes sanctioning of MPs and malign
00:28 activity such as the type of activity alleged to have taken place. I can absolutely confirm
00:33 that the Foreign Secretary raised these issues on his recent visit, and I also reinforce
00:37 this in my meeting at the G20.