Politics latest: Defence secretary giving statement on MoD hack as PM defends ‘robust’ China policy

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Contractor SSCL runs MoD system hacked by China, Labour MP claims A company responsible for multiple government systems has been named as the contractor running the Ministry of Defence's payroll that was hacked by China. Labour's shadow defence secretary John Healey has claimed in the House of Commons that SSCL (Shared Services Connected Ltd) is the contractor after Sky News revealed last night that the Chinese state had hacked the Armed Forces' payroll system. Names, addresses and bank details of current Army, Royal Navy and RAF personnel and some veterans were exposed by the hack. SSCL is a subsidiary of...