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Sir Iain Duncan Smith has called on the security authorities to name the alleged Chinese spy in parliament, saying it is a "matter of national security". He also says China is not "playing ball" by helping to stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine and nor is it helping to deal with climate change, so the idea that engagement with them is "critical" to those aims is a "nonsense". He calls on the government to "get our policy straight", saying that we can engage as Rishi Sunak wants, but on our terms. Such a policy "weakens the response of the security services," he says. Sir Iain notes that when Rishi Sunak ran for leader last summer, he labelled China a "systemic threat", but since then, the policy has been "watered down". Turning to the bigger issue of the UK's stance towards China, he says the government's foreign policy is "very much under serious question now". He says he himself did not know about this until yesterday when the Sunday Times broke the story. In reference to James Cleverly's recent visit to China, he says: "To what degree did the foreign secretary know about this arrest when he was going off to Beijing? Was he informed about this spying going on in parliament, and if so, why was this not raised at the time? Why were MPs not told about it?" Sir Iain Duncan Smith has told Sky News that Rishi Sunak's China strategy of engagement is very much in question after it was revealed that an alleged Chinese spy worked closely with senior Tories in parliament. Join us tomorrow from 6am for the very latest. And trade unions announced they will be reporting the government to the UN workers' rights watchdog over "undemocratic" strikes law.But he refused to comment on spending commitments to fix schools - and said Labour is "receptive" to the idea of giving more visas to Indian nationals in exchange for a trade deal.

Labour's Jonathan Reynolds defended the party amid criticism that it is becoming a "1990s tribute act".

He said around 40 prisoners have been moved out of Wandsworth prison after the escape.

The justice secretary told Sky News he has "absolute confidence" in prison leadership to investigate the escape of Daniel Kahlife.

Former cabinet minister Rory Stewart said Britain is "not being serious enough" about the threat from Russian and Chinese spies.

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith called for the authorities to name this alleged spy, saying it is a "matter of national security".

Rishi Sunak met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang to convey "significant concerns" after it emerged that a parliamentary researcher had been arrested for allegedly spying for China.

Umbrellas will be necessary on Monday, as our next weathermaker brings us our best chance of widespread rain.Thank you for joining us on the Politics Hub for a busy day in Westminster news. However, look for more clouds on Sunday with isolated showers to wrap up the weekend. Some patchy fog is possible to start the weekend, otherwise we’ll have some sunshine. Look for a cool, yet comfortable evening for tomorrow night’s high school football games. As the sun comes back out, Friday’s high temperatures will rise to near 70 degrees. Most of the clouds will retreat from the Fox Valley tomorrow morning. We may see some clearing, followed by fog across north-central Wisconsin. The clouds will likely hang tough through tonight. Otherwise, most of us will be dry despite the widespread cloud cover.

Underneath the overcast skies, some sprinkles are possible near the Bay and Lake Michigan. While a sliver of sun is possible early today, you’ll see lots of clouds. Many of our highs will be about 10 degrees cooler than average for this time of year. Many of our afternoon high temperatures will be in the lower 60s, with some 50s across the Northwoods. A breezy north wind will not allow us to warm up much today. Now we have a taste of autumn in the air. Yesterday’s humidity and scattered thunderstorms are gone.