Britain’s Johnson faces lawmaker revolt over Huawei 5G decision

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces his first rebellion on Tuesday over the government’s decision to allow China’s Huawei a role in building the country’s 5G phone network.

Huawei, the world’s biggest producer of telecoms equipment, has been caught in a stand-off between Washington and Beijing after the United States accused the company of spying to steal Western secrets.

The company denies those allegations and Britain decided in January to allow Huawei into what Johnson’s government said were non-sensitive parts of the British network, capping its involvement at 35%.