0h 7min, mar 5, 2026 y - MP 'Voluntarily Suspend[ed]' amid Spy Probe

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Labour MP Joani Reid has stepped down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

In a statement, Reid said she was "voluntarily suspending herself" from the Labour Party while an internal investigation was carried out.

David Taylor, a businessman and former Labour adviser, was one of three men arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service on Wednesday.

The East Kilbride and Strathaven MP said she was not personally under investigation by police and had done nothing wrong, but said she would "not sit as a Labour MP" until the probe was concluded.

The Labour Party described the allegations against Taylor as "incredibly serious".

They added that Reid was "co-operating fully" with the investigation.

It is understood that both Reid and Taylor have been administratively suspended by the Labour Party.

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