to resign because of the damage that he s done to public trust and public confidence in health measures at a crucial time. for now, borisjohnson is in downing street, but make no mistake, this matter is far from closed. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. britain s security service mi5 has issued a highly unusual alert to members of parliament, warning that a woman working for the chinese state has been seeking to influence uk politicians. it said christine ching kui lee was engaged in political interference on behalf of the chinese communist party. here s our security correspondent, gordon corera: a figure at the heart of westminster, with access to politicians from all parties, even a prime minister. but today lawyer christine lee is accused of working secretly on behalf of the chinese state. in a highly unusual move, mi5 today issued this alert
means while there are food shortages and difficulties in north korea right now with covid 19, they are really prioritising that and the key significance for people in europe and in north america is one of the weapons types they are trying to develop, a solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile. right now they only have liquid fuels and if and when they develop a solid fuel one, that will be another potential geopolitical flashpoint because those missiles can be launched a lot quicker than the liquid fuel one is that they have right now. china has denied interfering in uk politics, after m15 warned that an agent of the country had infiltrated parliament. the security service said christine ching kui lee had established links with mps on behalf of the chinese communist party. she then gave donations to politicians, including the labour mp barry gardiner, who received more than £400,000. our correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing and has more now on these claims.
the chinese government has just issued a very strong denial regarding these allegations from m15 that the communist party had been using london based solicitor christine ching kui lee as an intermediary to funnel covert funds into the pockets of uk parliamentarians generating political influence. it has come from the foreign ministry where a spokesman said someone in london is a little too obsessed with 007 movies. he said beijing was calling on officials in britain to stop hyping up this issue, as he put it. interestingly, iasked him if christine lee held either chinese citizenship or had ever done any work at all the chinese government and he refused to answer both of those questions but again, he reiterated that he thought these allegations were baseless and that they were based on hearsay. people should remember that she has not been arrested, she has not been
buckingham palace says prince andrew has returned his military honours and royal patronages. and, he will no longer use the title his royal highness. britain s security services issue a rare alert warning of a chinese agent operating at the heart of westminster trying to influence mps. christine ching kui lee is alleged to have facilitated donations to politicians from hong kong and china. novak djokovic has been included in the draw for the australian open tennis tournament even though it s still not clear if he ll be in the country to play. australia s immigration minister is still considering whether to deport djokovic because of covid rules. and australia matches its hottest day on record after a remote coastal town reported temperatures of 50.7 celsius.