Calls for government statement or urgent question in Commons on activities of ‘H6’

Good morning. MPs are pushing for a government statement, or an urgent question (UQ), in the Commons this afternoon that would cover the activities of “H6”, the alleged Chinese spy who befriended Prince Andrew. As Peter Walker reports, Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader and prominent China hawk who has said he is tabling a UQ, told the Today programme this morning that H6 might just be “the top of the iceberg” in terms of Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate the UK. Here is Peter’s story.

And here is Archie Bland’s First Edition briefing on the story, including further information about who H6 is.