Labour MP Resigns From Party After Husband Arrested In China Spy Investigation

Joani Reid is the MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven.

A Labour MP whose husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China has resigned from the party.

Joani Reid said she was “voluntarily” suspending herself after discussions with the government chief whip.

Her move comes a day after her husband, lobbyist and former Labour adviser David Taylor, was arrested along with two other men on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

Reid, the MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, has denied any wrongdoing.