Duncan Smith

Under the previous government, Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith campaigned to amend another bill - the Criminal Justice Bill - to hold cyclists accountable for reckless behaviour.

Sir Iain Duncan Smith, the former Conservative leader who has long campaigned for a tougher UK stance on China, said the government would have faced a large rebellion if it hadn't introduced this change.

This is essentially the crystallisation of Iain Duncan Smith's critique of then chancellor George Osborne's welfare cuts of 2016.

Ex-Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, who like Tugendhat has been sanctioned by China and is one of the country's most vocal critics, said there should be "no more delay" in implementing the scheme.

Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith says the alleged Chinese spy who has been barred from entering the UK could be one of many operating "in plain view".