and also a case that hasn t really moved forward for quite some time now. they didn t specifically name the individual in question, but the portuguese authorities said they had been liasing with german authority where is the case has been progressing for the last two years after in 2020, german authorities said they had an individual in custody in german jails serving time for separate unrelated offenses who they believed knew what happened to madeleine mccann all those years ago. that suspect was identified at the time as christiane bee, but authorities said they didn t have enough toefld charge him with the particular crime at the time. he still hasn t been charged. the latest move, what it does for portuguese legal perspective is to keep this case alive just before the statute of limitations was set to expire on may the 3rd. that would have been the 15th anniversary since madeleine mccann disappeared on a family holiday back in 2007. having said that, though, sadly, german authoriti
15 years now. madeleine mccann disappeared during a family vacation in portugal back in 2007 when she was only 3 years old. investigators were in the dark about what happened to her. no one has ever been charged in the case. but officials now have a suspect. reporter: authorities said on friday they d identified a suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, one of the most mysterious missing person cases. and also a case that hasn t really moved forward for quite some time now. they didn t specifically name the individual in question. but the portuguese authorities said they had been liasing with other authorities. they have a suspect who they believe knew what happened to
15 years after british toddler madeleine mccann disappeared during a family vacation, a suspect has been formally identified in the case. nina dos santos has more from london. reporter: authorities on friday said they had identified a suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, one of the most high-profile, mysterious missing person cases to have captivated the world s attention and also a case that hasn t really moved forward for quite some time now. they didn t specifically name the individual in question, but the portuguese authorities said they had been liasing with german authority where is the case has been progressing for the last two years after in 2020, german authorities said they had an individual in custody in german jails serving time for separate unrelated offenses who they believed knew what happened to madeleine mccann all those years ago. that suspect was identified at the time as christiane bee, but authorities said they didn t have enough evidence to charge h
responded to the claims. the allegation is that she was funnelling money to politicians, claiming it came from within the uk, when in fact it came from china, all in order to secure influence for the chinese communist party. former labour frontbencher barry gardiner received more than £a00,000 from her over five years. in a statement today, he said he had been liasing with m15 and he stopped receiving funding for parliamentary researchers in 2020, although miss lee s son was working in mr gardiner s office until he resigned today. this is really serious. we won t play this down, we are not running scare stories, i am genuinely concerned and shocked that this has been allowed to happen. we need to understand why, we need to do something about it, but also we have to recognise that the chinese government poses a clear and present danger to us and stop messing around.