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Reid's Husband Arrested, Naval Officer Investigated

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Joani Reid, former SNP party member, faces allegations of inappropriate behavior with naval officers, including one who commanded a nuclear-armed submarine. SNP MP Kirsty Blackman calls for an inquiry into potential national security risks, while the Ministry of Defence and Conservatives dismiss the claims. Reid denies wrongdoing and faces an internal party investigation.

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Reid's Husband Arrested, Naval Officer Investigated

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Belfast News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Reid's Husband Arrested, Naval Officer Investigated. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Europe news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters across Europe. I'm Cory with the story. Giovanni reads, step down from her party last month, after her husband, David Taylor, got arrested on suspicion of helping a foreign intelligence. Service, possibly linked to China. He's one of three men still under investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Now this week, new reports say she was involved in inappropriate behavior with two naval officers. One of those officers commanded a nuclear arm submarine at the fast lane base on the Clyde. He faced an investigation over the claims, but didn't break any rules. He's no longer in charge of that sub, though that's for unrelated reasons, and he stays in the Navy. SNP MP Kirstie Blackman from Aberdeen, North, is fired up, saying Reed compromised the UK's nuclear fleet and national security. She wants the intelligence and security committee to launch a full inquiry into whether they're trying got undermined, especially with Reed's husband in the spy probe. The Ministry of Defense says there's no security worry from these alleged incidents.

Reed faces an internal party investigation, but nothing from police, and she's always denied any wrongdoing. Meanwhile, conservatives and government sources call the drama nonsense, insisting that nuclear deterrence stays rock solid with strong safeguards in place. Navy reps won't comment on specifics, but stress security comes first.

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