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Old 14-01-2022, 11:55   #35
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Re: Chinese infiltration of Parliament

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
Again if Barry Gardiner is MI5's man then we're all screwed.

My theory is that all donations from foreign citizens based in the UK have to be declared for precisely this reason. It's legal to accept donations from UK residents but if they're not citizens then maybe there is an additional level of oversight.
Apparently, he did support Hinkley Point despite the widespread concerns about Chinese involvement.

Maybe the Chinese were hedging their bets and put in a few spies to make sure they had a direct line to enable them to destabilise the government whichever party is in power .
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