The husband of a Labour MP and two other men have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

David Taylor, who is married to the Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid, is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

Taylor, 39, and two other men aged 43 and 68 were arrested by counter-terrorism officers at addresses in London and Wales on Wednesday and have been released on bail until May, the Metropolitan police have said.

After Taylor’s arrest, Reid, who sits on the home affairs select committee and is MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, said she had “never seen anything to make me suspect my husband has broken any law”.

The three men were taken into custody for questioning. The police operation came as the security minister, Dan Jarvis, told MPs Chinese officials in the UK and Beijing had been given a dressing down, and that the investigation related to “foreign interference targeting UK democracy”.

Met officers were seen at a property linked to one of the men in south Wales on Wednesday, with a car outside the address being searched and photographed.

Taylor is listed as a lobbyist on Reid’s registered interests.

More details soon …