Government facing pressure to rethink China stance

 The government is facing pressure to take stronger action against Beijing, after a parliamentary researcher was arrested amid accusations he spied for China.

Senior Conservative MPs have called for China to be categorised as a threat, a move backed by some cabinet ministers.

Rishi Sunak raised concerns about interference from Beijing with China's premier while at the G20 in India.

The prime minister said an open dialogue with China was necessary.

Police confirmed on Saturday that two men, one in his 20s and another in his 30s, were arrested under the Official Secrets Act in March.

Sources have told the BBC one of them was a parliamentary researcher involved in international affairs issues.

As first reported in the Sunday Times, it is understood the researcher had links to several Conservative MPs.

The BBC has approached him for a response but is not naming him.

Both men have been released on bail, and the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, which oversees espionage-related offences, is investigating.

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The Sunday Times reported the researcher had links to security minister Tom Tugendhat and foreign affairs committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns, among others.

The arrest of the parliamentary researcher has renewed a debate which has been raging in the Conservative Party for months: Should the government take a stricter approach on China?

Ministers have so far resisted branding Beijing a threat.

The UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visited Beijing in August - the first such visit in five years - and told the BBC it would not be "credible" to disengage. But there are growing calls for a rethink.

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