Totnes MP Anthony Mangnall was the only Conservative MP from the new 2019 intake to join rebel backbenchers in demanding Huawei be stripped from the UK’s 5G network.

Huawei’s role in the UK’s 5G network has been a longstanding controversy, given security concerns regarding the company’s links with the Chinese state and allegations of modern slavery in their supply chains.

T Government announced today that all Huawei equipment will be removed from the country’s 5G networks by the end of 2027.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the National Security Council, chaired by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in response to new US sanctions imposed on Huawei which disrupt the company’s ability to produce microchips.

In March, a group of Conservative backbenchers sought to amend Government legislation to require all Huawei equipment to be removed from the UK’s 5G networks by the end of 2022, but this was narrowly defeated.

Mr Mangnall joined the rebel backbenchers in insisting Huawei be stripped from our 5G network.

Following today’s announcement, he said: “I am delighted that the Government has listened to those who have called for Huawei to be banned from our country’s critical digital infrastructure.

“Huawei’s links to the Chinese state, its role in supporting the human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and the allegations of modern slavery in its supply chains make the company unfit to deliver our country’s digital infrastructure.

“I look forward to supporting the Government in ensuring that all Huawei equipment is removed from our 5G network by the end of 2027 deadline.”

The Government is now due to introduce a new Telecommunications Security Bill to give it the necessary powers to impose these new restrictions.