Deputy PM Oliver Dowden tells Parliament that China is responsible for “malicious cyber campaigns” targeting the Electoral Commission and MPs
He says two people and a company linked to the Chinese state have been sanctioned by the UK government and China's ambassador will be summoned.
The attacks on the Electoral Commission took place in August 2021 but were only revealed last year. At the time it said the attacks had no impact on elections.
China says it "strongly opposes" the accusations, calling them "completely fabricated and malicious slanders"
Earlier MPs who are thought to have been targeted in cyber-attacks by Beijing called for the UK government to label China as a threat.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls China "the greatest state-based threat to our economic security" and says "it's right we take measures to protect ourselves"
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