Immigration hearing rules businessman had ties to prominent Britons that could be ‘leveraged for political interference’
An alleged Chinese spy who had business links to Prince Andrew and access to a network of British political and business figures has been excluded from the UK on national security grounds. An immigration hearing on Thursday upheld an earlier decision by the Home Office to ban the 50-year-old Chinese national, whom MI5 had alleged was a member of the Chinese Communist party working for the United Front Work Department. The UFWD gathers intelligence on behalf of the Chinese state.
Its members have included former prime minister Sir Tony Blair and ex-deputy prime minister Lord Michael Heseltine as well as civil servants, business executives and diplomats. The businessman denied links to the Chinese Communist party or receiving instructions from the UFWD. He said his company had assisted Chinese investors in the UK market, and had helped McLaren Automotive bring vehicles to the Chinese market, among other things.
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