"I can confirm that police officers visited my home yesterday with a search warrant. I understand their attendance was part of enquiries into those arrested and questioned over matters allegedly relating to China. I would like to make it absolutely clear that I have neither been detained, arrested nor questioned in connection with this, or any other, matter."
"Anti-terror police arrested three individuals who previously worked for the Labour party on Wednesday. David Taylor, 39, Matthew Aplin, 43, and Steve Jones, 68, were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to the National Security Act. All three were later released on bail."
Police conducted a search warrant at the home of James Robinson, a former Guardian correspondent and founder of Woburn Partners, as part of an investigation into alleged Chinese spying. Robinson confirmed the search but stated he was not detained, arrested, or questioned. His wife, Gloria De Piero, a former Labour MP and current senior adviser to his firm, was not involved in the search. Anti-terror police arrested three individuals with Labour party backgrounds on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act: David Taylor, Matthew Aplin, and Steve Jones. All three were released on bail. Robinson is the fourth person with Labour ties named in the investigation.
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