When it comes to Huawei and 5G, we should listen to our spooks

The decision is a question of whose interests Boris Johnson wants to serve, writes James Moore

The best tech or a security threat? Huawei is once again at the centre of a heated debate (Reuters)

The Americans have been exerting a suffocating full-court press on the British over the vexed issue of Huawei and its involvement in this country’s 5G mobile network.

They’ve made their position very clear. They want the Chinese company out. Officials have gone as far as to say that allowing it access would be “nothing short of madness” while warning that it could put intelligence sharing at risk.

Huawei has, of course, become caught up in Donald Trump’s trade war with China, serving as something as a proxy when it comes to taking lumps.