The Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee has told LBC News she believes Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's car was bugged by China.
she said: "This is something I have been talking about for years, techno-authoritarianism the insertion of technology by the Chinese Communist Party into our lives on which we are reliant and dependant, which makes us weak or vulnerable, either long terms in terms of the supply chain or in the immediate.
This is a concern that has been echoed through UK politics recently, with Sir Iain Duncan Smith commenting on this earlier in the month. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng shake hands before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.The conversation comes after James Cleverly met senior officials in Beijing in a visit aimed at easing tensions with China but which risks deepening divisions in the Tory party.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rishi Sunak wants to meet Xi Jinping despite Tory anger about UK ties to ChinaThe Foreign Secretary is landing in China on Wednesday for an official visit and has promised to confront the regime over human rights
Read more »
Politics latest: Cleverly meets top Chinese officials in landmark trip - as MPs criticise 'confusion' over strategyForeign Secretary James Cleverly has become the highest-ranking British official to visit China since the COVID pandemic and the imposition of a new 'national security law' on Hong Kong to crack down on dissent. But he faces calls from his own MPs to be more hawkish and challenge Beijing.
Read more »
Tory pledge to build 40 'new' hospitals hit by more delays, insiders fear project 'abandoned'The controversial 2019 policy is yet to see any progress on some sites - raising the prospect that an incoming Labour administration may have to review its future
Read more »
Scottish Government slams Tory plans for King Charles portrait in schoolsTHE Scottish Government has criticised Tory plans to hang portraits of the King in public buildings like schools and nurseries, with the First…
Read more »
Watch as Scots react to Tory attempt to hang King Charles portraits in schoolsAfter plans to spend £8 million to hang a picture of King Charles in Scottish public buildings including courts and schools were revealed, The…
Read more »