China 'tracked prime minister's movements using hidden tracking device in car parts'

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China tracked prime minister using secret device hidden in car parts

The former Tory leader said he was "reliably told" that cars used by the government had to be stripped and a tracking device was found inside.

His comments would confirm previous reports that the security services found at least one SIM in a government car.Ex-Tory leader on how China could use electric cars to spy on the UKSir Iain said: "It was never absolutely confirmed, of course they wouldn't do for security reasons, but I'm pretty reliably told that they had to strip out the cars to find the devices based in the little SIMs, and they were capable and were tracking the cars and the car journeys.

 

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