Alleged Chinese Spy in U.K. Parliament Unmasked as Tory-Linked Researcher

Hours after it was reported that a researcher working in Britain’s parliament had been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, The Sunday Times revealed his identity, reporting that the suspect is allegedly the director of a China-focused think tank co-founded by several high-profile conservative lawmakers, including the nation’s security minister.

The researcher was named on Sunday night by the newspaper as Chris Cash, a 28-year-old history graduate and “long-suffering Scottish rugby follower,” according to an archived version of his Twitter account.

The arrest, which occurred in March, was first reported on Saturday night. Then unidentified, the suspect was said to be a Westminster researcher in his late 20s with a parliamentary pass and links to several senior politicians. Security officials believed that, recruited as a sleeper agent while living and working in China, he was sent back to the United Kingdom “with the intention of infiltrating political networks critical of the Beijing regime,” according to The Sunday Times.

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