Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has said, "I have never seen anything to make me suspect my husband has broken any law", after he was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

British police arrested three men, including the husband of Labour MP Joani Reid, on suspicion of spying for China.

British police on Wednesday arrested three men on suspicion of spying for China, including the husband of a lawmaker from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ruling Labour party. Chinese espionage is a politically sensitive subject in Britain and the case could potentially become awkward for Starmer who visited Beijing recently as…

Joani Reid said she has “never seen anything to make me suspect my husband has broken any law”.

David Taylor is one of three men who was arrested by the Metropolitan Police. He is listed on the MP's register of interests as a director of a lobbying firm.

Lobbyist David Taylor, who is married to Labour MP Joani Reid, was held by Scotland Yard on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

British police arrested three men, including the husband of a sitting MP, on suspicion of spying for China. The news comes weeks after Keir Starmer traveled to Beijing in a bid to repair ties with the country.

The Met Police suspect three men of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.