Tory MP asks BT if using Huawei complies with anti-slavery policy

Bob Seely raises concerns over claims subcontractors for firm used forced labour

A Conservative MP has asked BT to investigate whether using Huawei is compliant with its anti-slavery policy after an Australian thinktank alleged that some of the Chinese firm's subcontractors used forced labour from the country's Muslim minority.

Bob Seely, who is one of a group of Tories unhappy with government plans to allow Huawei to supply 5G network technology, set out his concerns in a letter to Philip Jansen, BT's chief executive officer, seen by the Guardian.