A Chinese 'wolf warrior' impersonated me, says Iain Duncan Smith

Iain Duncan Smith has said he was impersonated by a pro-China "wolf warrior" and has called for the country to be labelled a threat to UK security. The former Tory leader said on Monday that the "wolf warrior", a term used for combative proponents of the Chinese government, had impersonated him and sent emails to politicians around the world suggesting he had changed his views about Beijing. He was speaking at a press conference with two other MPs who were briefed by security services on Monday about cyber-attacks against them by actors linked to China. Tim Loughton, another Tory MP who has been critical of the Chinese government, said he was "particularly concerned" about Uyghur rights activists whose families were contacted by pro-Beijing figures after they associated with critical MPs. Later on Monday, ministers are expected to announce that Beijing-linked hackers were behind a cyber-attack on the Electoral Commission which exposed the personal data of 40 million voters, as well as 43 individuals including MPs and peers.