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EXCL: The former head of MI6 has said a top civil servant must be investigated after he discussed Britain’s nuclear deterrent with a 'front' for China’s spy agency. Sir Richard Dearlove called for "scrutiny" from Parliament’s intelligence committee. 🧵telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/2…

EXCL: A Labour minister dined with a Slovakian politician accused of being a “Putin mouthpiece” during an unpublicised trip to China, The Telegraph can reveal. Documents obtained by this newspaper offer a window into the liquor-fuelled dinner in Hainan.🧵 telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…

A Labour minister dined with a Slovakian politician accused of being a “Putin mouthpiece” during an unpublicised trip to China, The Telegraph can reveal. Read the full story here ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…

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The dinner with Ms Sakova took place during Mr Alexander’s visit to Hainan, the tropical Chinese island, in early April 2025. Hainan has emerged as a new centre of Beijing and Moscow’s increasingly close relationship and has become a popular destination for wealthy Russians.

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The influence of the Beijing-based think tank has come under scrutiny since it emerged that Jonathan Powell flew to China for several meetings with the organisation before taking up his role as Sir Keir Starmer’s national security advisor.

EXCL: The former head of MI6 has said a top civil servant must be investigated after he discussed Britain’s nuclear deterrent with a 'front' for China’s spy agency. Sir Richard Dearlove called for "scrutiny" from Parliament’s intelligence committee. 🧵telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/2…

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Mr Lillie’s meeting appears to have been part of a flurry of trips to Beijing by top civil servants late last year amidst Sir Keir’s thawing of relations with China. Sir Olly Robbins, the recently sacked top civil servant, visited Grandview in Beijing one week before Mr Lillie.

EXCL: The Foreign Office’s defence chief secretly discussed Britain’s nuclear deterrent with a ‘front’ for China’s spy agency. Documents and emails obtained by The Telegraph offer a window into the top civil servant’s closed door talks in Beijing. 🧵 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/1…