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PM’s spin chief lobbied No10 Chief of Staff not to outlaw Chinese firm Huawei

February 8, 2022
Source: newsotime.com newsotime.com
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BORIS Johnson’s new spin chief begged the PM’s right-hand man not to outlaw tech giant Huawei over spying fears, leaked documents show. [Guto Harri](//www.thesun.co.uk/news/17559656/boris-johnson-steve-barclay-guto-harri/) was enlisted by the Chinese firm to [help them fight a ban on building Britain’s superfast 5G network.](//www.thesun.co.uk/news/17566118/boris-johnson-guto-harri-huawei/) On June 2, 2020, he met with then No10 Chief of Staff Sir Eddie Lister alongside three top executives from the Chinese Communist Party-linked company. In the 25-minute video call, Mr Harri, representing lobbying firm Hawthorn Advisors, directly asked Sir Eddie which ministers he could “nudge” for help, according to minutes taken. Britain’s Security Service was then conducting...
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