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Labour MP's Husband Arrested for Alleged Spying for China

3/6/2026

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David Taylor, husband of Labour MP Joani Reid, was arrested in London on suspicion of spying for China.
He traveled to Nepal in 2016 with Princess Beatrice on a charity trip by the Franks Family Foundation.
Beatrice was not implicated.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Central Asia suspended its secretariat.
Searches were conducted at multiple addresses.

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David Taylor, husband of Labour MP Joani Reid, was arrested in London on suspicion of spying for China.
He traveled to Nepal in 2016 with Princess Beatrice on a charity trip by the Franks Family Foundation.
Beatrice was not implicated.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Central Asia suspended its secretariat.
Searches were conducted at multiple addresses.