A former BBC executive has been hired by the controversial Chinese tech giant Huawei. Gavin Allen, who was head of news programmes for seven years, was appointed Huawei’s ‘executive editor in chief’ last week. Last year, the Government banned Huawei equipment from the UK’s 5G network amid concerns that China ’s totalitarian government would use the technology to spy on Britain. Gavin Allen, who was head of news programmes for seven years, was appointed Huawei’s ‘executive editor in chief’ last week Announcing his new job on LinkedIn, Mr Allen said he was ‘delighted’ to be joining the firm. He also…