Huawei leak: cabinet ministers deny security breach

Investigators want to know who revealed details of this week’s National Security Council meeting

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Former MI6 operative Christopher Steele claims Beijing tried to enlist Britain’s elite to back tech firm’s 5G network deal
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Britain’s top civil servant has written to members of the cabinet demanding to know whether they leaked information from a meeting of the National Security Council earlier this week.

Sir Mark Sedwell made the request after details of discussions about whether to allow Chinese telecoms firm Huawei to help build the UK’s 5G phone network were reported in The Daily Telegraph.

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