Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has called for vigilance against Chinese infiltration after reports of a suspected spy, H6, meeting former PMs Theresa May and David Cameron. Philp dismissed claims of a substantive relationship but warned of China's efforts to infiltrate universities, businesses, and government. He said that anyone with concerns about potential influence should contact security services immediately. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00You know, as a senior political leader, you get photographed with, I mean, dozens or hundreds
00:04of people each week who just happen to walk over and ask for a photograph. They've said
00:09there was no substantive relationship. What I think we do need is to be vigilant in public
00:14life about Chinese influence. That includes actually universities where we know China
00:19is seeking to steal intellectual property. The same applies to business and of course
00:23in government and public life as well. We need to be vigilant to the threat of Chinese
00:27infiltration. We saw a Chinese agent giving a lot of money to a Labour MP not long ago.
00:33And if anyone in universities, in business or in government is at all concerned about
00:38possible Chinese influence, they should contact the security services immediately.