March 5 (UPI) -- Three British men arrested on Wednesday for allegedly spying for China have been released on bail, and the wife of one is being investigated by her political party.
The three are David Taylor, 39; Matthew Aplin, 43; and Steve Jones, 68. Taylor, who is married to Member of Parliament Joani Reid, is a former adviser to Labour Party Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain, and is a lobbyist for public relations and consulting company Earthcott.
Jones is a former special advisor to the Welsh government, and Aplin is a former Labour Party press officer. Taylor was arrested in London, and the other two were arrested in Wales. Police searched residences in London; East Kilbride, Scotland; and Cardiff, Wales.
Reid represents East Kilbride and Strathaven, Scotland.
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