As you read this, consider this crucial point: If such an attack could happen to the British, it could easily happen to us—if it hasn’t already. Recently, news surfaced that Chinese state-sponsored hackers successfully breached the private communications of several top aides to senior British politicians.

That revelation is deeply concerning.

While some may argue that if this cyber breach leads to the downfall of the Labour government and boosts Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, it could have a silver lining. However, this issue extends far beyond political allegiances; it represents a significant cybersecurity threat.

The breach also seems to have uncovered some potentially embarrassing activities involving those who were targeted.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s response to the situation has been characteristically underwhelming, suggesting a lack of decisive action.

It could not come at a worse time for the Labour government, which just last week approved Beijing’s new mega-embassy in London, little more than a stone’s throw from the Tower of London—and, most importantly, right by some of Britain’s most sensitive communication cables.

This decision had already prompted fury, with critics saying the embassy will amount to a “spy hub in the heart of our financial capital.” It has now become much more difficult for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s team to launch any kind of defence.

It’s tempting to say that if this brings down the Labour government, and especially if that brings Nigel Farage’s Reform party to the fore, well, then all’s well that ends well. But this is the sort of thing that should transcend political partisanship; this is a serious cyberattack.

It’s also apparently exposing some embarrassing shenanigans on the part of some of the people targeted.

Prime Minister Kier Starmer is handling the affair with his usual competency, which is to say, not very much.

Starmer will also meet President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, January 28th, to discuss ending what he called an “ice age” of relations, even as evidence suggests the lines have never truly gone cold.

Reports say a “massive China reset” could soon be underway—a move hardly likely to reassure the public, especially now.

The general desire is for there to be less bowing down to Beijing, not more.

Does the Prime Minister not understand that this was an attack? By state-sponsored actors? From China?