MI5 chief says Chinese spies pose threat to UK national security ‘every day’

Mi5 Chief Says China Is a Security Threat to UK as Officials Trade Blame over Spy Case Collapse

LONDON (AP) — China poses a daily threat to Britain’s security, the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency said Thursday, remarks that step up pressure on authorities to explain why the prosecution of two men charged with spying for Beijing collapsed just before they were due to stand trial.

MI5 Chief: Chinese Espionage Poses Continuous Threat.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The head of Britain’s MI5 domestic intelligence service, Sir Ken McCallum, revealed that Chinese state operatives present a daily national security threat to the United Kingdom.WHO WAS INVOLVED: MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and British government officials.KEY QUOTE: China is “the biggest state-based threat to the country’s economic security,” warned Deputy National Security Adviser Matth…

China poses ‘daily threat’ to UK, says MI5 chief; Beijing slams accusation

LONDON: China now poses a “daily” threat to Britain, the head of the UK’s domestic intelligence agency MI5 warned on Thursday (Oct 16), accusing Beijing of widespread espionage and interfer

MI5 boss ‘frustrated’ by collapse of China spying trial

The head of MI5 has said that ‘Chinese state actors’ present a national security risk to the UK ‘every day’ and that within the last week the security services had launched an operation to counter a threat from Beijing. Only hours later the housing secretary delayed a decision on allowing China to build a new embassy.

CCP-Backed Spies Present Threat to UK Every Day: MI5

MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said on Oct. 16 that the agency stopped a Chinese threat just last week. The remarks to reporters came just after he gave a speech at MI5 headquarters in London about “fast-rising” foreign state threats. “We’ve intervened operationally again just in the last week,” he said, according to Bloomberg. “Do Chinese state actors present a UK national security threat? The answer is: Of course, yes, they do — every day.”…

Alleged China spy breaks silence as MI5 chief brands Beijing a daily threat

Sir Ken said the security service worked "very hard" to make convictions possible, "so it's frustrating when they don't happen".