COLD WAR “China spy” hysteria was ratcheted up again as a lawyer accused of working for the Chinese government lost a legal challenge against MI5.

Christine Lee had her claim — that the security service had acted against her in the interests of the then-governing Tory Party — dismissed by judges at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

MI5 warned MPs in 2022 that Ms Lee was engaging in political interference on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC).