Rebel Tory MPs put down amendment to bar Huawei technology

Group of eight rebels call for Huawei to be removed from UK networks by end of 2022

A group of eight Conservative rebel MPs, including four former cabinet ministers, have put down an amendment calling on the government to eliminate all Huawei technology from the UK's mobile phone networks by the end of 2022.

Led by Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Owen Paterson, David Davis and Damian Green, the rebels hope to stage a show of strength - although it is not clear whether they can attract the 44 votes needed to threaten Boris Johnson's majority.