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Labour ~ China Spying Arrests

Husband of Labour MP Joani Reid among three arrested over 'spying for China'Parliament has been plunged into a fresh security crisis after the partner of a Labour MP was arrested along with two other men on suspicion of spying for China.Detectives detained three people earlier today on suspicion of assisting Chinese intelligence services contrary to the National Security Act. Joani Reid's husband David Taylor, 39, was arrested at an address in London; police also arrested a 68-year-old man at an address in Powys, Wales and a 43-year-old man in Pontyclun, Wales.Some reports have claimed one of the other arrested men is the partner of a former Labour MP. https://mol.im/a/15613557Oh dear, even more trouble for Labour …

Sue Hammond ● 20d11 Comments

Not to worry Sue, second childhood might come soon :-)

Michael Ixer ● 18d

I apologise to you Michael. xI should have known it was MB

Sue Hammond ● 18d

Sue, if you read the thread properly, it wasn't me who introduced the "awk" slang and reference to its alternative meaning in IT :-)

Michael Ixer ● 18d

@AndyNah, Mr Ixer is just gettin down with the kids!Ivonne has kindly added the dictionary definition.  What would we do without her?

Sue Hammond ● 18d

Yeh but Tories are losing their deposit in elections. Reform have recruited failed Tory maniacs and crooks and were wiped by Greens in recent bi-election. Hopefully enough people won't want the country run by the racist ahole Farage

Ian R Todd ● 18d

DictionaryDefinitions from Oxford Languages · awk /ɔːk/adjective informal(of a situation) causing uneasy embarrassment; awkward or uncomfortable."next Sunday's dinner is going to be a little awk"

Ivonne Holliday ● 19d

Very amusing, Mr Pike. However, I think my post just stated some facts in fairly plain English? My Unix admin days are long gone but a fun couple of days at the Tech Show, ExCel - the joys of AI and "the Cloud" - and the fun of the adjacent Space Comm Expo :-)Good sessions from Hannah Fry with Louis Theroux, and Martha Lane Fox.https://flic.kr/p/2rZwHAhhttps://flic.kr/p/2rZx1YVAnyway, Andy, I think AWK text handling has been left way behind by AI! And, Pike, don't tell him ... them - especially the Chinese :-)

Michael Ixer ● 19d

Awk ?Are you and Mr Ixer communicating in code using the outdated 70's programming system ?

Andy Pike ● 19d

Are we just glossing over the fact that there's a Reform member banged up for spying for China?Awks

Michael Brigo ● 20d

"Joani Reid MP@JoaniReid20/02/25Jeremy Corbyn must decide.Does he back the UK standing with Ukraine against Russian aggression, or does he align with Trump's isolationist appeasement of Putin? There is no sitting on the fence."---------------------"@TomLevins1Joani Reid must decide.Does she back the UK charging her partner with treason if he is found guilty of spying for China? There is no sitting on the fence."

David Ainsworth ● 20d

Why, it's not the Labour MP that's been arrested. Aside from the fact she can't be responsible for her spouse's actions, remember, he's innocent until proven guilty. 

Michael Ixer ● 20d