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Convicted Russian spies seen in Parliament in 2016

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Orlin Roussev , Biser Dzhambazov and Katrin Ivanova attended event in May 2016 .

Photographs posted on social media show the spies with European political parties.

The event was sponsored by former West Ham MP Lyn Brown , now Baroness Brown of Silvertown .

Concerns have been raised about the security of Parliament in the face of alleged espionage activities by state actors.

In 2024 , a former Parliamentary researcher, Christopher Cash , 30 , denied spying for China .

He will stand trial alongside Christopher Berry , 33 , in October .

A parliamentary spokesperson said: "We have robust security processes in place".

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