How does former Chinese spy get to live in UK?

[CoolHands]

I’m obviously naive, but in what way is it ok to let former Chinese spy, sorry ‘military operative’, live in the uk? Can someone like that seriously just get on a plane, arrive and decide to live here?

Shouldn’t any former military / secret service etc from an unfriendly foreign power simply be refused? I just don’t see what benefit it is to let someone in who would have previously been working against us.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7kk62pl67o

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14166397/...

[BikeBikeBIke]

Previous, too: "The court heard Lu had no previous convictions, but Chen was previously convicted of assaulting an elderly couple while living in the village of Balderton, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, in 2020."

[macron]

but No previous convictions but a conviction?!

[CoolHands]

macron said:

but No previous convictions but a conviction?!

I think the mum (ex-intelligence officer in the Chinese army) has a previous conviction here in uk, but the daughter (Lu) does not.

[ralphrj]

CoolHands said:

I’m obviously naive, but in what way is it ok to let former Chinese spy, sorry ‘military operative’, live in the uk? Can someone like that seriously just get on a plane, arrive and decide to live here?

Shouldn’t any former military / secret service etc from an unfriendly foreign power simply be refused? I just don’t see what benefit it is to let someone in who would have previously been working against us.

I imagine that whilst she was working for Chinese intelligence/military she was also working for us.

[Evanivitch]

An intelligence officer in the army isn't a spy.

For a start, they'd be wearing uniform...

[CoolHands]

Yes, I came over all daily mail on that one

[williamp]

Evanivitch said:

An intelligence officer in the army isn't a spy.

For a start, they'd be wearing uniform...

Bearing in mind the the time of year, any decent spy will be covered in Mint...

[poo at Paul's]

Can anyone else not work out the derogatory name they were calling them?