A Chinese government agent has been working within the British Parliament in an attempt to “subvert the processes”, MPs have been told.

The agent is named as Christine Ching Kui Lee who was working for the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

It has been described as a 'deeply concerning' development, as Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo reports

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