Judges back spooks against lawyer
The offices of Christine Lee and Co on Wardour Street, central London
COLD WAR “China spy” hysteria was ratcheted up again as a lawyer accused of working for the Chinese government lost a legal challenge against MI5.
Christine Lee had her claim — that the security service had acted against her in the interests of the then-governing Tory Party — dismissed by judges at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
MI5 warned MPs in 2022 that Ms Lee was engaging in political interference on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
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