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Kemi Badenoch refuses to confirm if UK will veto China from trade partnership

Kemi Badenoch has refused to confirm whether the UK will veto China’s attempt to join the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership.

Speaking to Ed Balls on Monday’s (10 September) episode of Good Morning Britain, the Business Secretary said: “I’m not going to be making that decision on breakfast television.”

Ms Badenoch’s comments came as a parliamentary researcher who was arrested on suspicion of spying for China has said he is “completely innocent”.

In a statement released by his lawyers, the man said: “I have spent my career to date trying to educate others about the challenge and threats presented by the Chinese Communist Party.”


Source: UK Politics - www.independent.co.uk


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