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A judge has ruled that a former British intelligence head can help decide whether the ex-aide to an MP accused of spying should be deported from the UK. The judge ruled that former MI5 chief Sir Stephen Lander's experience and expertise was needed by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to assist in the case of Katia Zatuliveter, who previously worked for Liberal Democrat Mike Hancock.

The House of Commons Defence Select Committee is attempting to remove Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock from his role on it, following an investigation into his former researcher who is suspected to be a Russian spy.  The Sunday Times reports that the chairman of the committee, James Arbuthnot has asked Lib Dem whips to remove Mr Hancock.

The Crown Prosecution Service has ruled there is insufficient evidence to prosecute Lib Dem MP Mike Hancock over indecent assault allegations brought by a constituent. Mr Hancock was arrested on suspicion of assault in October and bailed, but the MP always protested his innocence.

A Russian woman accused of spying while working as a parliamentary aide to Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock has been released on bail. Her bail conditions specify she remains at her home.

Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock, whose parliamentary aide has been accused of spying on behalf of Russia, intervened to stop another young Russian woman being deported. The Sunday Times reports that Mr Hancock involved himself so closely in the case of the second woman that he hand-delivered a letter to her, confirming her permission to remain in Britain.

A parliamentary researcher awaiting deportation to Russia for suspected espionage "controlled" the office computer of Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock for whom she worked and used his parliamentary email address according to two former interns, reports the Guardian.

Russian charge d’affaires in London Alexander Sternik has said the accusations of spying against Katia Zatuliveter, an aide to Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock, "suited" some quarters and hinted that Russia could expel a British national in retaliation if Ms Zatuliveter is deported.

Former security minister Lord West has called for security services to vet MPs' staff after an MP’s researcher was accused of spying. Ekaterina Zatuliveter, who was an aide to Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock, has challenged MI5 to produce evidence that she is a spy.

Former security minister Lord West has called for security services to vet MPs' staff after an MP’s researcher was accused of spying. Ekaterina Zatuliveter, who was an aide to Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock, has challenged MI5 to produce evidence that she is a spy.

An MP's assistant has denied she is a Russian spy, telling Newsnight she was "absolutely" confident of winning an appeal against her deportation. Ekaterina Zatuliveter, 25, has been working for Liberal Democrat backbencher Mike Hancock for two and a half years.