Labour Party MP Joani Reid had said she hadn’t witnessed any illegal espionage. We asked, “How does legal espionage work?” Today, without getting an answer, Reid resigned from the party following the arrest of her husband on suspicion of espionage for China.
Reid introduced a new concept to the literature: It’s possible to spy for the country and sell state secrets to other countries without breaking the law.
The question is how this happens. Perhaps it’s because those who are the wives or husbands of MPs are close to the highest levels of government and have access to this information legally. They can access it whenever they want because they have the legal right to do so due to their spouse’s parliamentary status.
It was initially reported that Joani Reid was removed from her post, but it was later determined that she was forced to resign.
Still, we can consider ourselves lucky; Reid could have said, “My husband sold the information for the peace, prosperity, and health of our country.”
Reggie Regg