Huawei decision ‘won’t imperil our US relations’

BORIS JOHNSON insisted the decision to allow Huawei to play a limited role in the UK’s 5G infrastructure would not “imperil our relationship” with Donald Trump’s administration as he faced a backlash from Tory MPs and US Republicans.

The Prime Minister defied the president by giving the green light to the Chinese firm despite US warnings that it could hamper intelligencesharing with Washington.

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, speaking to reporters on his way to London for talks with the Government, warned that the presence of Huawei in a network caused a “real risk” and suggested the UK could “relook” at the decision in the future.

But Mr Johnson, told MPs at

Prime Minister’s Questions: “I think that it is absolutely vital that people in this country do have access to the best technology available, but that we also do absolutely nothing to imperil our relationship with the United States.”