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Has a Chinese 'spy' infiltrated the British establishment?

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A Chinese businessman and alleged spy has now been identified as Yang Tengbo after a court order protecting his identity was lifted.


He was banned from the UK last week amid claims he had formed an "unusual degree of trust" with the Duke of York - Prince Andrew. Judges were told the businessman was attempting to leverage the disgraced Prince's influence. Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith joins us in The Daily T studio to explain why the alleged spy could be one of many such Chinese agents operating "in plain view" .


And could fresh evidence from the legal team for former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby prove her innocence?


This week we will be highlighting the work done by the four charities The Telegraph is supporting in our Christmas appeal. In today's episode, we'll be looking at Humanity and Inclusion, a global charity working alongside disabled and vulnerable people in 60 countries affected by poverty, conflict and disaster.


You can read more about the work done by Humanity and Inclusion, as well as Adelie Pojzman-Pontay and Francis Dearnley's reporting from Kharkiv, on The Telegraph’s website. Other charities we are supporting include: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Teenage Cancer Trust and Army Benevolent Fund. To donate to any of them, please visit telegraph.co.uk/2024appeal or call 0151 317 5247.


Read: Booby-trapped teddy bears: Ukraine’s bunker school teaching children new threats, by Francis Dearnley


Producer: Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Aaron Wheeler

Social Media Producer: Robbie Nichols

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

Original music by Goss Studio


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