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Sir Keir Starmer stated the Government was “concerned about the challenge that China poses” in response to questions concerning the alleged spy with shut hyperlinks to the Duke of York.

At a press convention in Norway, the Prime Minister was requested concerning the case of the alleged spy often known as H6 who had shut ties with the Duke of York.

Sir Keir stated: “In relation to any discussions with Buckingham Palace there’s a long-standing convention in the United Kingdom that that’s never spoken about.

“But of course we are concerned about the challenge that China poses.”

He additionally defended his method to participating with Beijing, weeks after assembly the nation’s president.

Sir Keir stated: “Our approach is one of engagement, of co-operating where we need to co-operate, particularly on issues like climate change, to challenge where we must and where we should, particularly on issues like human rights and to compete when it comes to trade.

“That’s the strategic approach that we have set out as a UK Government. “

The suspect, known only as H6, is said to have become a “close” confidant of the Duke of York and has additionally been pictured with senior politicians together with David Cameron and Theresa May.

Local authorities minister Mr McMahon informed Times Radio: “It’s a concern for all of us that work in Parliament, that the trust has been breached in the way that it has, and that somebody has been found to slip through the net.

“That clearly is a concern. Whether or not that requires somebody being named in Parliament under parliamentary privilege, I think, is a separate matter.”

MPs may search to make use of parliamentary privilege to disclose H6’s id, however authorities minister Jim McMahon stated the authorized safety provided to parliamentarians must be used with warning.

Nigel Farage has stated his Reform UK occasion is ready to make use of parliamentary privilege to call the alleged agent, recognized solely as H6, within the chamber until the courts elevate an anonymity order that protects his id.

H6 was first excluded from Britain by then-home secretary Suella Braverman in 2023, when the Home Office stated he was believed to have carried out “covert and deceptive activity” for the Chinese Communist Party.