The Conservative Party took “swift action” and dropped potential candidates whom MI5 suspected to be Chinese spies, a minister said. Health and women minister Maria Caulfield made the remarks on Thursday after a report said the Security Service warned the party about two potential candidates in 2021 and 2022. According to The Times of London, MI5 advised that the two individuals had links to the United Front Work Department (UFWD), which is a department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee responsible for gaining political influence in and outside of China. Citing an unnamed source, the report said it had been “made very clear” that the potential candidates posed a risk, and they had subsequently been blocked without being told of the reason....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/minister-mp-candidates-dropped-after-mi5-chinese-spy-warning-5490652