Former MI5 Chief Warns Parliament at Great Risk From China Over Donation Loopholes

Lord Evans said the government has left itself open to be targeted by hostile foreign states owing to vulnerabilities in its election donation laws.

The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (R) is seen next to the national flag of China as pro-Beijing activists gather outside the British Consulate-General to protest against the use of the British National (Overseas) passport, in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2021. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

Loopholes in Britain’s election donation laws put Parliament at greater risk of being targeted by China and Russia, a former MI5 chief has warned.

Lord Evans of Weardale said the UK was vulnerable to interference because arrangements had not been tightened.