LABOUR MP Joani Reid has resigned from the party as an internal investigation takes place after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
The MP’s husbandDavid Tayloris understood to be among the three men held by Counter Terror police onsuspicion of assisting foreign intelligence.
Steve Jones, 68, and dad-of-threeMatthew Aplin, 43, were also seized by cops on Wednesday.
They were all released on bail a day later.
Ms Reid has now confirmed she is “voluntarily suspending myself from the whip” and “will not sit as a Labour MP” until the internal investigation has concluded.
In a statement shared on X this evening, she wrote: “This week has been the worst of my life. The shock of recent days has been difficult for me and my family.
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“I want to reiterate something very important: I am not under investigation by the police and no accusations have been against me. I have done nothing wrong.
“I love my country. To serve the people of East Kilbride and Strathaven as their MP and the Labour Party has been – and continues to be – the privilege of my life.
Source: Drudge Report
