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Husband of Labour MP and two other men bailed over alleged spying for China

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David Taylor, who is married to MP Joani Reid, was arrested on Wednesday.

Received: 09:44:10 on 5th March 2026

The husband of a Labour MP and two other men have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

David Taylor, the wife of Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid, is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

Taylor, 39, alongside two other men, aged 43 and 68, were arrested by counter-terrorism officers at addresses in London and Wales on Wednesday and have been released on bail until May, the Metropolitan Police said.

Following Taylor’s arrest, Ms Reid, who sits on the Home Affairs Select Committee, said she had “never seen anything to make me suspect my husband has broken any law”.