Huawei leak scandal rocks UK government

The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament is pictured as it stands by the River Thames in London on February 1, 2017. British MPs are expected Wednesday to approve the first stage of a bill empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to start pulling Britain out of the European Union. Ahead of the vote, which was scheduled to take place at 7:00 pm (1900 GMT), MPs were debating the legislation which would allow the government to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, formally beginning two years of exit negotiations. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS

LONDON: Britain’s splintered government was rocked April 26 by a growing scandal over who leaked news that Prime Minister Theresa May has conditionally allowed Chinese giant Huawei to develop the UK 5G network. 

The highly controversial decision was reportedly made at a meeting on April 23 of Britain’s National Security Council despite opposition from some ministers who are seen as potential candidates to replace May.